Karidopita (greek Nut Cake)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup peanut oil
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk, with the yellow flakes
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup spiced rum
• 2 cups finely chopped walnuts
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 medium sized lemon slices, diced and smashes, saving all of the juices
• 2 medium sized orange slices, diced and smashed, saving all of the juices
• 1/2 cup spiced rum
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 blend eggs and sugars.
• 3 add peanut oil, buttermilk and rum.
• 4 mix thoroughly.
• 5 in a separate bowl whisk together dry ingredients
• 6 add dry mix into egg mixture.
• 7 fold in nuts.
• 8 pour into a 13x9x2 buttered pan.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven and cut into serving sized squares before topping with syrup.
• 11 syrup:.
• 12 combine all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
• 13 simmer gently for 10 minutes occasionally whisking to prevent clumps.
• 14 cool before pouring over the cake squares.
• 15 optional:
• 16 if you prefer a little more kick in your syrup, whisk 1/2 cup rum in after cooled, before topping cake.
• 17 i do not recommend children having any with an extra kick.