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Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, greek walnut cake (karydopita). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Let the karidopita (greek walnut cake) to cool and then prepare the syrup. Add all the ingredients for the syrup into a pot, and boil, until the sugar has dissolved. Scar the cake into pieces, and slowly ladle the hot syrup over the cold cake, allowing time for each ladle.

Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek walnut cake (karydopita) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita):

1. Take 1/2 cup Butter
2. Make ready 2 cups Sugar
3. Get 8 Eggs
4. Get 4 cups Walnuts
5. Make ready 3 cups All Purpose Flour
6. Make ready 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
7. Prepare 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
8. Get Syrup :
9. Get 1 1/2 cup Sugar
10. Get 1/3 cup Cognac
11. Get 2 cups Water

This Greek walnut cake with eggs recipe is great for parties because it keeps well at room temperature. Karidopita is a moist walnut cake that keeps well at room temperature so it can be served all day. Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) Ingredients Greek Walnut Cake (Karidopita). In a large bowl add in the sugar, butter, and egg yolks and beat until well combined.

Steps to make Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita):

1. 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.
2. 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. 🙂
3. 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.
4. 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! 🙂

Karydopita (pr. ka-ree-dho-pee-tah) is a Greek walnut cake made with lots of walnuts and bathed in a sweet syrup. The word "karydi" (καρύδι) means walnut and "pita" (πίτα) means pie. Walnut Cake - Karydopita is "la Grande Dame" of Greek desserts! It is a moist and flavorful Walnut cake made primarily with walnuts and cinnamon The aromas that fill the house when you bake it, is what makes Karydopita an absolute must for the Christmas table! It's also a great cake to prepare.

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