Karidopita: greek walnut cake
1 Cake
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Eggs separated | |
| 2 | cups | Sugar, divided |
| 1 | cup | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 1 | pounds | Chopped walnuts |
Directions
Sift dry ingrdients except sugar. beat whites stiff and gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, beating stiff and glossy. beat yolks thick and carefully fold into the whites. Fold in dry ingrdients and nuts. Pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 350 for 35 minutes or tested done.
while baking, make a syrup from remaining cup sugar, and 1 cup water boiling for 10minutes. Pour cooled syrup over hot cake. Cut into diamond shapes when cool.Note: this cake has no butter or shortening in it. Other recipes may use butter and oil.