Sumptuous Walnut Syrup Cake Covered with Chocolate Ganache - My Greek Dish
The signature fluffy and moist Greek walnut cake (karidopita) infused with cinnamon and clove syrup covered with a crispy, thick chocolate glaze!
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Ingredients
- 400g chopped walnuts (14 ounces)
- 200g butter (7 ounces)
- 170g sugar (6 ounces)
- 7 eggs (separated into whites and yolks)
- 180g breadcrumbs or powdered Melba toast (6.5 ounces)
- 20g baking powder (4 tsps)
- 2 tsps powdered cinnamon
- 1 tsp powdered nutmeg
- 1 tsp grounded clove
- zest of 1 orange
- 75ml cognac (1/3 of a cup)
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 of a cup cognac
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 250g butter (7 ounces)
- 200g icing sugar (7 ounces)
- 2 tbsps cocoa powder
- 200ml pure (thin) cream (7 fluid ounces)
- 200g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped (7 ounces)
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