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Fanouropita - Saint Phanourios Cake

This cake is baked in hoping to find a lost item in the Greek Tradition.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Keyword cake
Servings 6
Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups olive oil
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 orange grated rind
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4-5 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds (optional) or dust with powdered sugar when cooled

Chocolate Cake

  • 2 teaspoons good-quality chocolate powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Combine 4 cups of flour with the baking powder and spices and set aside. For the chocolate cake: add the powdered chocolate and instant coffee granules.

  2. Beat together the oil and sugar until blended. Add the water, orange rind, orange juice and walnuts and continue to blend.

  3. Next, blend in the dry ingredients until smooth. If too thin, add more flour until thickened.

  4. Pour batter into a buttered 10x14 inch pan, or two 8 or 9-inch pans, sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional) and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. For the chocolate cake, let it cool and dust with powdered sugar.