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Title: Karidopita: Greek Walnut Cake Categories: Cakes, Ethnic Yield: 1 Cake 6 Eggs separated 2 c Sugar, divided 1 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Cloves 1 lb Chopped walnuts Sift dry ingrdients except sugar. beat whites stiff and gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, beating stiff and glossy. beat yolks thick and carefully fold into the whites. Fold in dry ingrdients and nuts. Pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 350 for 35 minutes or tested done. while baking, make a syrup from remaining cup sugar, and 1 cup water boiling for 10minutes. Pour cooled syrup over hot cake. Cut into diamond shapes when cool.Note: this cake has no butter or shortening in it. Other recipes may use butter and oil. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini |