Title: Karidopeta - Greek Walnut Cake
Categories: Greek Cake
Yield: 1 Servings

3	c	Water
2	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1	sl	Lemon
1/4	c	Rum or 1 tsp. extract
		BATTER:--
1/2	lb	Butter or margarine,
		Softened
1	c	Sugar
6		Eggs
1	c	Flour
1	c	Farina
1	c	Chopped walnuts
1	ts	Cinnamon
2	ts	[Heaping] baking powder
1	ts	Grated orange peel

Make syrup first by combining ingredients in a saucepan. Boil 10 minutes. Stir every few minutes. Set aside to cool. Cream butter and sugar until light, add eggs, one at a time, beating constantly. Add flour, farina, baking powder, cinnamon, orange peel and beat well. Then add walnuts. Bake in 9x13 inch buttered pan at 350 for 30 minutes. Pour cooled syrup over cake while cake is hot. Allow to cool, cut into diamond shapes.

From: Michael Walton

From: Jim Weller Date: 11-03-97 (21:10) The Once And Future Legend (1) Cooking

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