Greek cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Karidopita

Moist walnut cake with cinnamon and syrup – a Christmas classic.

Ingredients · for 12 servings

• 300 g walnuts
• 200 g rusks or breadcrumbs
• 6 eggs
• 200 g sugar
• 200 ml oil
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 sachet baking powder
• 400 g sugar for the syrup
• 400 ml water
• 1 lemon

Instructions

1. Coarsely grind the walnuts and mix with the crumbs, cinnamon, cloves and baking powder.
2. Beat the eggs with the sugar until very fluffy, then drizzle in the oil.
3. Fold in the nut mixture and pour into a greased tin.
4. Bake at 180 °C for 40 minutes and leave to cool.
5. Boil a syrup from sugar, water and lemon and pour it hot over the cold cake.