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Amygdalopita
Amygdalopita is a Greek nut cake.
Carroll Pellegrinelli
At a Glance
Prep Time : 30min
Cook Time : 25min
Course : Cakes
Type of Prep : Bake
Cuisine : Greek
Occasion : Birthdays
 
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Amygdalopita

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Here is my mother-in-law's recipe for Greek Nut Cake.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 14 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pound almond meats, ground
  • 2-1/2 cups toasted bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • cinnamon
  • Syrup Ingredients -
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 5 whole cloves
  • juice of 1 lemon

PREPARATION:

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 9x13 inch, 2 inch deep pan. Pour mixture into pan, top with rest of almonds. Sprinkle cinnamon over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the syrup.

Boil syrup ingredients until mixture thickens slightly.

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.

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