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Greek Walnut Cake

Cuisine: Greek
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 36 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cinnamon sugar syrup - see recipe
1 cup 198g / 7ozUnsalted butter - softened
  Plus butter for baking dish
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
6   Eggs
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFlour - sifted
1 cup 237mlFarina
2 1/2 teaspoons 12mlBaking powder
1 teaspoon 5mlGround cinnamon
1 teaspoon 5mlFreshly grated orange zest
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozFinely chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Prepare syrup and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating continuously. Beat in flour, farina, baking powder, cinnamon, and orange zest.

Mix in walnuts. Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and pour batter into it. Bake until a knife blade inserted in center comes out clean (about 30 minutes). Remove cake from oven and immediately pour cooled syrup evenly over top. Cool to room temperature.

Source:
Cole Publishing Group Recipe Collection

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