Hello, I’m Elise. Today, we’re going to make greek walnut cake (karydopita) recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a very easy recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I will make it a little bit more unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) Recipe
Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have greek walnut cake (karydopita) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita):
- Take Butter
- Take Sugar
- Get Eggs
- Prepare Walnuts
- Make ready All Purpose Flour
- Get Baking Powder
- Get Cinnamon
- Prepare Syrup :
- Take Sugar
- Get Cognac
- Make ready Water
Instructions to make Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita):
- In a large bowl add in the sugar, butter, and egg yolks and beat until well combined. In a smaller bowl whisk the egg whites into a smooth meringue. Add half of the meringue into the mix and continue beating, slowly pour the rest of the meringue and whisk until it has become one smooth mixture. Toss in the walnuts, the flour, baking powder, and the rest of the ingredients, and beat until it has become one big mass.
- Tip: Add the baking powder into the flour and mix together before adding into the egg mix. I also add a bit of Cognac in the mixture before baking because it gives the cake a bit more of a taste of Cognac. 🙂
- Take a buttered pan and add your cake mix and place in the oven at 190 degrees for 1/2 hour. In the meantime, in a small sauce pan add in the water, sugar and cognac, stir and let boil on very low heat.
- Once the cake has been baked, add the syrup and let it sit until the cake as absorbed the syrup. Let it cool for at least 1 hour before serving. You can add whip cream, or ice cream on the side for a twist. 🙂 Kali Orexi! 🙂
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