Step-by-Step Guide to Make Ultimate Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita)

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Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Greek Walnut Cake (Karydopita) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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

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

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

Instructions 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! 🙂

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