Grecian: Karithopita (Walnut Cake)
Source of Recipe
CC Times
List of Ingredients
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 cup crushed walnuts
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 grated orange rind
--- Syrup ---
3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups water
5 cloves
1 lemon rind
Recipe
Beat eggs, then add sugar and beat together. Add oil and mix well. Then add remaining ingredients, adding the flour last. Grease 12- by 18-inch pan, bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
To prepare syrup: Combine all ingredients and boil about 25 minutes.
While cake is baking, prepare syrup. When cake is done, cut into diamond shapes and pour hot syrup over cake. Garnish with maraschino cherry halves.
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