Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, greek walnut cake (karydopita). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. 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
- Prepare Sugar
- Make ready Eggs
- Get Walnuts
- Prepare All Purpose Flour
- Get Baking Powder
- Get Cinnamon
- Make ready Syrup :
- Prepare 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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