Portokalopita – Blood Orange & Filo Pastry with Syrup – Prahran Market

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 450 g filo pastry (about 1½ packets)
• 4 oranges (I like to use navel oranges or blood oranges when in season)
• 1 lemon
• 250 g sunflower oil
• 250 g caster sugar
• 200 g thick Greek yoghurt
• 200 mL pouring cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• SYRUP
• 500 g sugar
• 500 mL water
• juice of 2 oranges
• 1 orange wedge
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves