Make this Moist Spiced Walnut Cake this weekend: Greek Karidopita

Ingredients
The cake:
1 cup light olive oil
6 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 cup (220g) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups coarsely ground walnuts plus 1 tablespoon flour
The Honey Syrup:

2 cups sugar
1 cup honey
3 cups water
1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
The garnish:

1/2 cup ground walnuts
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 °F, 180 °C and grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

*Tip: Begin by measuring out your dry ingredients so that you will have fewer things to clean 😉 Also, measure your honey after measuring the oil for the cake. Doing this makes the honey slide out of the measuring cup much easier.
Make the Syrup: Combine the sugar, water, cloves ,and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the sugar has dissolved remove the pan from the heat and add the honey and vanilla extract. Mix together and set aside to cool completely.
Beat the eggs and sugar together for a few minutes until thick and pale. Add the olive oil and milk. Beat well to incorporate.
In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt. Slowly add them to the egg mixture while gently whisking just until incorporated and most of the batter is smooth. Do not over mix! Otherwise your cake will not be light and fluffy.
Add the ground walnuts with the tablespoon of flour to a bowl and whisk together. This will prevent the walnuts from sinking to the bottom of the cake.
Fold the walnuts gently into the batter with a spatula.
Pour the batter in the already prepared baking dish.
Bake it for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
As soon as the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and poke it all over with a toothpick. Pour all of the cooled honey syrup over the cake slowly, allowing it to be absorbed.
Combine the walnuts with the powdered sugar, cinnamon and cloves and sprinkle over the cake to garnish.
Enjoy!!

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[casa]

❤ thank you for sharing. I use your recipe and make this cake every week for my husband’s cafe. I know it off heart now 👌👌👌

[andrewmichaels]

Βγηκε τελειο! Οντως παει πολυ με τσαι η καφε. Great job as always Dimitra!

[helenwong]

This greek walnut cake looks so moist and mouthwatering, it must be so delicious

[AussieAngeS]

That is one beautiful, moist looking cake 😍 I love walnuts in cakes with all those spices. I’m a cinnamon lover also

[yrm]

Try this cake in Crete holiday and I was obsessed so that I asked the chef for the recipe. It’s so delicious 🇬🇷

[lynnewilley]

Thank you so much for the spiced walnut cake. I auctioned a Greek Dinner at my church on Feb 9th '24 and have been looking for a dessert. This will be perfect for my party.

[louvega]

Put the coffee on, Dimitra; I'm coming over! You make it look 'verri izzy'. The best karithopites I've tasted add orange rind, and use clove very sparingly. I've also seen it encased in fillo pastry...yummy!

[gingin]

I make mine with breadcrumb. Not flour. Turns out looking just like yours.i love Greek walnut cake. Its the best.

[harrybeech]

Hi we have just returned from Pylos where we tried some Greek walnut cake. So I am going to make your recipe, please can you advise if it freezes well, as there is only the two of us and I am going to make the full cake as you have. Thanks for showing us and giving your recipe.

[melissasalasblair]

Love walnut cakes, and breads especially w/ 💚🍯 Thanks so much 🍵🎠

[goingplacestravel]

I made your recipe and it was sooo delicious. You are right... the spices and aroma are perfect for fall season.

[asya_ria]

I just made this cake, it was delicious as always! Your recipes never let me down, Dimitra
P.S. I used half of the cake ingredients and 1/3 of the syrup to fill my 8x8 inch tray.

[dorykoszewski]

Wonderful spices, especially for this time of year. Thank You.

[marche]

Wonderful recipe, I can almost smell the aroma! Thanks for posting! 😋

[MidwestGirl]

OMGoodness - that looks so good! I can't wait to try it! Thank you for sharing!

[quiz-blasters]

The cake looks good. Thanks for the recipe.

[dianem]

Delicious. I'll have to play with it and see if I can make a vegan and gluten free version of it. I love walnuts and cinnamon.

[anneanthony]

I'm making today for a party tomorrow night. Thanks

[marykissel]

Looks so delicious! I love spice 🎂 cake and so does my family. Perfect for 🍂 Autumn too. Will be making this one! You have the best recipes....💜💜

[jobond]

Looks lovely. Do you toast the walnuts ?