KARITHOPITA (GREEK WALNUT CAKE)
This is my mom's specialty and she makes it for all holidays. It is a rich, dark, spicy cake that has been soaked in a syrup and is best served with a dollop of whipped cream.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 12-15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F; butter and flour a 13 x 9 baking pan.
- In a bowl combine the walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, breadcrumbs, flour, and baking powder.
- In a small glass, dilute the soda with the cognac.
- Beat the egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
- In a large bowl mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar and then add the eggs yolks; mix in the soda with the cognac, and add the milk and the walnut mixture, beating until well combined; fold in 1/4 of the beaten egg whites to lighten batter, then carefully fold in the rest; it is ok if a few white streaks show in the batter; spread into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool cake completely (it is very important that the cake is cooled before pouring on hot syrup because otherwise it will turn mushy).
- For the syrup: Mix all the ingredients together in a medium saucepan; bring it to a boil and boil for 5-7 minutes; remove cinnamon stick and pour hot syrup over cooled cake; let the cake cool completely (from the addition of the hot syrup) before serving.
KARYTHOPITTA: WALNUT CAKE
Steps:
- For the syrup: Heat the sugar, honey, water, and brandy over medium-high heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn heat to low and add in cloves, cinnamon stick, and orange rind. Simmer for 5 to 6 minutes and remove from the heat. Remove the orange, cloves and cinnamon stick and cool.
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
- For the Cake: In a medium bowl mix together walnuts, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and clove.
- In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, whip together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Slowly add in the egg yolks and continue whipping. Add in the walnut mixture slowly, and mix until well blended.
- In a very clean bowl, with an electric mixer, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter until the mixture is completely incorporated.
- Grease a 12 by 9-inch baking pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan in the oven and bake until the cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and pour the syrup over the cake, until it is drenched in syrup. Cover with a kitchen towel and let cool. Cut into diamonds and serve.
KARITHOPASTA - GREEK WALNUT SYRUP CAKE
This is a variation on a popular Greek dessert which is a firm baked cake covered with sugar syrup. The syrup is allowed to seep into the cake for a few hours (preferably overnight) and it sweetens and moistens it. Note that this recipe uses breadcrumbs instead of flour and is useful when you want to bake something but have run out of flour.
Provided by joanna_giselle
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 24 small servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Grease a 22cm by 35 cm pan with butter or margarine. Do not line with baking paper or use non-stick sprays.
- Beat butter in a medium bowl until softened and add sugar beating until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl combine breadcrumbs, spices and baking powder.
- Add eggs one at a time to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition and then the liqueur.
- Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and beat until combined.
- Finally add the walnuts and beat until just combined.
- Tip into baking pan and smooth evenly over bottom.
- Bake on the bottom rack of the oven at 200c for 30-35 minutes depending on how hot your oven is.
- Test cake by inserting skewer and allow to cool until room temperature.
- While cake is cooling add ingredients for syrup into a small saucepan, except for vanilla essence.
- Boil for 5 minutes at medium heat. Then take off heat and add the vanilla essence if desired.
- Pour hot syrup over cooled cake. Start by ladling slowly from one end to another and gently tip remaining syrup over cake trying to be as even as possible.
- Allow cake to soak syrup for a few hours. It is best if it soaks overnight.
- Cut cake into diamonds to serve with a swirl of whipped sweetened cream (I add a bit of vanilla essence or liqueur to the cream) and flaked chocolate.
- Note: It is beat to start with all ingredients at room temperature to avoid butter curdling when eggs are added.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.9, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 66.3, Sodium 178.6, Carbohydrate 24.1, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 17.4, Protein 3.4
KARITHOPITA
A honey lemon syrup is poured over the lightly spiced walnut cake to create a moist and delicious treat with a minimum of fuss.
Provided by JEDICYNSTER
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek
Time 55m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Cut in the shortening until it is in very small pieces, then mix in the milk and egg using an electric mixer on low speed. Mix for about 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the bowl at least once to avoid lumps. Stir in walnuts by hand. Pour into the prepared pan, and spread evenly.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for about 30 minutes while you prepare the honey syrup.
- In a saucepan, stir together 1/4 cup of sugar and the water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir in the honey and lemon juice, and remove from heat.
- Make slashes in the top of the cake in a diamond pattern using a knife. Pour the hot syrup over the top of the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 12.5 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 104.9 mg, Sugar 17.6 g
KARIDOPITA (GREEK NUT CAKE)
This recipe was from my Yia Yia (Grandmother in Greek). This was served as a traditional holiday cake. Usually around Christmas time. My only advice for you is if you have never before made a syrup glaze, find a recipe for a simple one and practice first. And I prefer to use Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum or a decent spiced Cognac.
Provided by taste all at least
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 10-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- cake:.
- Blend eggs and sugars.
- Add peanut oil, buttermilk and rum.
- mix thoroughly.
- in a separate bowl whisk together dry ingredients
- add dry mix into egg mixture.
- fold in nuts.
- pour into a 13x9x2 buttered pan.
- bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
- remove from oven and cut into serving sized squares before topping with syrup.
- Syrup:.
- combine all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
- simmer gently for 10 minutes occasionally whisking to prevent clumps.
- cool before pouring over the cake squares.
- optional:
- If you prefer a little more kick in your syrup, whisk 1/2 cup rum in after cooled, before topping cake.
- I do not recommend children having any with an extra kick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 960.3, Fat 44.1, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 112.9, Sodium 364.6, Carbohydrate 122, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 93.8, Protein 12.6
KARITHOPITA - OLYMPIC WALNUT CAKE
Karithopita (Kefalonian Walnut Cake) is made at Artopolis bakery in New York City with a recipe from co-owner Nick Pantelatos' mother, who comes from the Greek island of Kefalonia. As printed in our local newspaper. Cooling time not included in cooking time.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F Grease an 8- or 9-inch round pan.
- Beat egg yolks with sugar until pale yellow.
- Stir in orange juice, brandy and vanilla.
- Combine semolina and baking powder and fold into egg yolks.
- In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
- Fold in walnuts, nutmeg and orange zest.
- Fold 1/2 of whites into yolk mixture, then fold in remaining whites.
- Spread in pan and bake for 30 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- While cake is baking, combine water, sugar, lemon rind and cinnamon in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat and cook until sugar is melted.
- Set aside to cool slightly.
- Pour hot syrup on cake, place 8 walnut halves around the top outside edge and 1 in the center and serve.
KARITHOPETA (GREEK WALNUT CAKE) T-R-L
Was looking for my long lost recipe for a specific walnut cake and came across this. Not the same but sounds really yummy!
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 12-24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- 9x13 inch buttered pan.
- Make syrup first by combining syrup ingredients in a saucepan.
- Boil 10 minutes.
- Stir every few minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Cream butter and sugar until light, add eggs, one at a time, beating constantly.
- Add flour, farina, baking powder, cinnamon, and orange peel and beat well.
- Then add walnuts.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Pour cooled syrup over cake while cake is HOT.
- Allow to cool, cut into diamond shapes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.8, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 146.4, Sodium 206.6, Carbohydrate 71.4, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 50.5, Protein 7.4
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