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Anna
Greek: Walnut Cake
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ounce cognac
- 1 teaspoon baking soda diluted in 1 ounce lemon juice
- grated peel from 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
- For Syrup:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
directions
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1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs with sugar until light and fluffy. Add oil and continue beating at medium speed.
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2. While mixer is beating, add the milk, cognac, the baking soda diluted in lemon juice, grated orange peel, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, flour and chopped walnuts.
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3. Spoon batter into a 13 X 9 inch baking pan that has been buttered and floured.
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4. Bake cake in 325’ oven for 45 minutes or until an inserted wooden toothpick comes out clean.
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5. While cake is in the oven, make the syrup. Boil water with the sugar and lemon juice about 5 minutes; syrup should be light and pourable, but not too thick.
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6. Pour syrup over cake as soon as the cake is removed from the oven. Let the syrup soak through the cake before serving.
Source: Anna
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