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Karydopita Walnut Cake Recipe


Karydopita Walnut Cake Recipe
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1 year, 1 month ago
Traditional Greek cake with main ingredient the walnuts and with syrup.
Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:20

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Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup crushed walnuts
  • 1 cup ground walnuts
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tsp brandy
  • 1 tsp grated orange peel
  • 3/4cup milk
  • Ingredients for syrup:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water, lemon juice

Directions
  1. Mix in a bowl the flour, crushed and ground walnuts, cinnamon and ground cloves.
  2. In a mixer, beat the butter and sugar until the mixture turns white.
  3. Add the eggs and mix for a further 10 minutes.
  4. Gradually add the flour mixture, the baking powder - that has been dissolved in brandy, orange zest and milk.
  5. Stir well and pour the mixture into a buttered, floured cake tin.
  6. Bake the cake in a moderate, preheated oven for about one hour. Prepare the syrup.
  7. Remove the cake from the oven and once it is almost cool, pour the hot syrup over it.
  8. (Syrup is optional. You can leave it as a cake, just add a little more sugar in recipe and sprinkle with grated walnuts).

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Comments

mellian 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I wish I had this cake right now!

dona 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Yam yam
i will make it for my husband as he likes cakes with walnuts

ivy 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Thanks very much shall try and give more recipes with walnuts

rosemaryblue 1 year ago said:
Love the sound of this recipe! Thank you very much.


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