Greek Nut Cake
Recipe by: Karen S.
14 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 pound almond meats, ground
2 1/2 cup toasted bread crumbs
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla
cinnamon
Beat eggs, add sugar with egg beater. Add baking powder and vanilla. Mix
half of the almonds with bread crumbs, rub together between palms. Add a
little at a time to other mixture. Grease a 14 inch, 2 inch deep pan. Pour
mixture into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. In the meantime,
prepare the syrup.
syrup
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
a few whole cloves
juice of 1 lemon
Boil until mixture slightly thickens.
When cake is done, remove from oven and cut vertical slits in cake
approximately 2 inches apart. Then cut diagonal slits. Pour syrup over it
and let soak until cool.
