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RU🌍🍰 Around The World In 80 Cakes – Greek Portokalopita aka Orange Cake 🍰🌍
Next up in this series is a classic Greek Orange Cake - a sweet, syrup soaked sponge made with no flour...just filo. Yes, that blew my mind too. Unsure what sort of sorcery the Greeks are up to over there but this cake is nothing short of magic 🪄
It’s the perfect beginner bake as no stand mixer or electric hand whisk is needed - just a blender, your hands and an oven. Easy peasy, orange squeazy 🍊
This cake is ridiculously YUM. It’s bright, zesty, punchy, JUICYYY, smushy, squidgy and utterly delightful. If you love cakes like a lemon drizzle or anything citrussy, you will ADORE this one.
I used Akis Petretzikis recipe as a base - which is very good - but altered the quants to suit the tin I was using, reduced the shugs (cause there’s A LOT of it) and added a bit of jazz with the orange slices on top. He has a recipe video if you are after a more guided step by step than my super speedy vid.
To give it a go, you will need:
• Syrup
525 g Caster Sugar
400 g Water
240 g Orange Juice (I used fresh but carton will also work)
• Base
450 g Filo, sheets
3 Large Oranges, whole
3 Large Oranges, zest only
175 g Caster Sugar
250 g Vegetable Oil
250 ml Whole Milk
3 Large Eggs
1 tsp Baking Powder, sifted
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda, sifted
2 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste or 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Powder
Handful of Demerara Sugar
• To Serve
Vanilla Ice Cream
Fresh Mint Leaves, finely chopped
You can find a brief method in the pinned comments below 👇🏽 or sliding into your inboxes this thursday in my newsletter.
How am I feeling sad that we are coming up to being nearly halfway done? HOW?! 🫠
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