Karithopita (Walnut Cake)
Karithopita (Walnut Cake)
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| ~ Ingredients: ~ 1 cup of chopped walnuts ~ 2 cups of flour ~ 2 cups of sugar ~ 1 cup of orange juice ~ 1 cup of corn oil ~ 4 tsp of baking powder ~ 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder ~ 1/2 tsp of glove powder ~ 7 eggs ~ Ingredients for Syrup: ~ 2 1/2 cups of water ~ 2 1/2 cups of sugar ~ 1 lemon cut in four ~ 1 cinnamom stick |
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| ~ Cake mix: ~ In a medium and a large bowl break the eggs and separate the yolks (large bowl) from the whites (medium bowl). ~ Beat the whites until it becomes thick. ~ Beat the yolks well and slowly start adding the sugar, oil and orange juice. ~ As you are adding the ingredients keep stirring until the sugar is completely melted. ~ Add the beaten whites and mix lightly. ~ In another bowl mix all the dry ingredients. (Flour, cinnamon, glove, baking powder and walnuts) ~ When all dry ingredients are mixed, slowly start adding the mixed liquid ingredients and stir until flour is well mixed. ~ Lightly oil and flour a pan, 9 to 13 inches in diameter and pour the mix in it. ~ Place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for an hour. ~ Do not open the oven for at least 40 minutes. ~ If the oven is opened before is cooked, your cake will go flat. ~ After 40 to 45 minutes you can open the oven and stick a knife in your cake to see if your cake is cooked all the way threw. ~ Syrup mix: ~ Pouring the syrup over the walnut cake you have two choices. ~ 1: You can let the cake cool down and pour the hot syrup on it or,~ 2: You can cool down the syrup and as soon as you take the cake out of the oven you pour it on. ~ Both methods are sufficient enough for a successful walnut cake. ~ Prepare your syrup according to the method you choose to use. ~ Place all your syrup ingredients in a pot, bring to boil, stir until the sugar is dissolved and let them boil for about 5 minutes. ~ Remove the 4 lemon pieces before you pour the syrup over the cake. ~ Good luck and bon appétit. |
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