Karithopita (Walnut Cake)

Karithopita
(Walnut Cake)


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~ Ingredients: ~ 1 cup of chopped walnuts ~ 2 cups of flour ~ 2 cups of sugar ~ 1 cup of orange juice	~ 1 cup of corn oil ~ 4 tsp of baking powder ~ 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder ~ 1/2 tsp of glove powder ~ 7 eggs
~ Ingredients for Syrup: ~ 2 1/2 cups of water ~ 2 1/2 cups of sugar ~ 1 lemon cut in four ~ 1 cinnamom stick

~ Cake mix:

~ In a medium and a large bowl break the eggs and separate the yolks (large bowl) from the whites (medium bowl).
~ Beat the whites until it becomes thick.
~ Beat the yolks well and slowly start adding the sugar, oil and orange juice. As you are adding the ingredients keep stirring until the sugar is completely melted.
~ Add the beaten whites and mix lightly.
~ In another bowl mix all the dry ingredients. (Flour, cinnamon, glove, baking powder and walnuts)
~ When all dry ingredients are mixed, slowly start adding the mixed liquid ingredients and stir until flour is well mixed.
~ Lightly oil and flour a pan, 9 to 13 inches in diameter and pour the mix in it.
~ Place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for an hour.
~ Do not open the oven for at least 40 minutes. If the oven is opened before is cooked, your cake will go flat.
~ After 40 to 45 minutes you can open the oven and stick a knife in your cake to see if your cake is cooked all the way threw.

~ Syrup mix:

~ Pouring the syrup over the walnut cake you have two choices.

~ 1: You can let the cake cool down and pour the hot syrup on it or,
~ 2: You can cool down the syrup and as soon as you take the cake out of the oven you pour it on.
~ Both methods are sufficient enough for a successful walnut cake.

~ Prepare your syrup according to the method you choose to use.
~ Place all your syrup ingredients in a pot, bring to boil, stir until the sugar is dissolved and let them boil for about 5 minutes.
~ Remove the 4 lemon pieces before you pour the syrup over the cake.
~ Good luck and bon appétit.

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