Rosie's Baklava Ice-Cream Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup slivered almonds (about 4 ounces)
• 1 cup walnuts (about 4 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground cloves
• sixteen 17- x 12-inch phyllo sheets (#4 size)
• + 6 more ingredients
• • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ½ gallon superpremium vanilla ice cream

1. With a sharp knife finely chop almonds and walnuts separately. (Resist the temptation to use a food processor; chopping by hand is the key to the texture of baklava.) In a bowl stir together nuts, sugar, and spices. Put stack of phyllo sheets on a work surface and cover with 2 overlapping shee...

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