Greek Orange Cake Recipe

This Greek Orange Cake Recipe, known as Portokalopita, is a traditional dessert of Greek cuisine based on orange fruit. Furthermore, the cake belongs to the group of syrup desserts, and the main ingredient is the orange fruit combined with phyllo dough.

As neighboring countries and most Albanians have immigrant relatives in Greece, we have borrowed different recipes. And, the recipe we are sharing today is one of our favorites. Also, Orange is a seasonal fruit, widely used in cooking recipes during the winter season such as biscuits, cakes, salads, etc.

Moreover, this dessert tastes best even during the season holiday.

Also, If you like syrup sweets, you can try Kadaif with nuts and baklava with nuts.

Ingredients

• 1 package of ready-made filo dough- 450 g
• 3 eggs
• 150 g of sugar
• 250 ml milk
• 250 ml vegetal oil
• orange zest
• 2 oranges
• 1 package of baking powder
• Vanilla

for the syrup

• 500 g of sugar
• 350 ml of orange juice + water
• cinnamon stick
• 1 orange slice

Directions

1. In the beginning, we will prepare the filo dough by gathering filo layers side by side as accordion sheets.
2. Then, transfer filo dough to a baking pan and dry them in the oven at 100 degrees for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, we will put two oranges to boil for one hour and let them cool. Boil the oranges only with water with the lid closed.
4. Also, prepare the syrup. So, add the ingredients for the syrup to a pot and put it on the fire to boil until it gets a boil and let it cool.
5. Next, we make the creamy mass. So, we will cut the boiled oranges in the middle and squeeze the juice, which we do not use.
6. Then, add the orange boiled pulp in a large bowl and sugar and mix well with the electric mixer to make a creamy mass.
   
7. Add eggs, oil, milk, and spices. Add the blower and mix well to make a homogeneous mass.
8. Meanwhile, the phyllo dough dried, and we finely chopped it. Add the noodles to the creamy pieces and mix well.
9. Next, pour the formed dough into one pyrex glass pan coated with butter and flour and bake the cake in the oven preheated to 170 degrees for 45 minutes. We will do the toothpick test anyway.
10. Once ready, remove the orange cake from the oven, leave it for a few minutes and pour the cold syrup on top.
11. After a few minutes, the cake absorbs the syrup. So, we will cut it into pieces as we like. In the end, let it cool and serve as it is, accompanied by ice cream or coffee.

Bon Appetit!

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