Portokalopita - Greek orange cake
Portokalopita - Greek orange cake

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, portokalopita - greek orange cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pour orange and egg mixture over the shredded phyllo in the baking pan. Stir everything together gently to ensure that the egg mixture is evenly distributed. A mouthwatering Greek Orange cake (Portokalopita) with the aromas and blends of fresh oranges and cinnamon. Go over the top and serve with a full spoon of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup!

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook portokalopita - greek orange cake using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:
  1. Make ready Syrup
  2. Take 375 ml water
  3. Take 300 g sugar
  4. Get 80 ml orange juice
  5. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick
  6. Take Cake
  7. Get 250 g Filo
  8. Get 4 eggs
  9. Take 160 g sugar
  10. Make ready Zest of 2 oranges
  11. Make ready 1 cup greek yoghurt
  12. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla essence
  13. Take 1 tsp baking powder
  14. Get 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  15. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  16. Prepare 250 ml vegetable oil
  17. Take 125 ml orange juice

This Orange pie/cake is very popular here in Greece. It is a fragrant, juicy and decadent cake. We call it portokalo-pita, portokali means orange and while it is not exactly a pita, it does contain phyllo, but in another form. The phyllo basically replaces the flour.

Instructions to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:
  1. Add the water, sugar, orange juice, the cinnamon stick to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Once it starts boiling, simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
  2. While the syrup is being prepared, you must dry out the phyllo. Preheat your oven to 90oC. Scrunch up each filo sheet, starting from the short side, and place on a baking tray. You might need 2 baking sheets to accommodate all of your filo. Bake for 10 minutes then flip each filo sheet over and bake for an additional 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let sit for at least another 20 minutes. With your hands, start tearing the phyllo into small pieces, and set them aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 180oC.
  4. In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs and the sugar and beat for 3 - 4 minutes, until it is a pale yellow colour.
  5. Add the orange zest, Greek yoghurt, vanilla extract, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, and mix until just combined.
  6. Next add the oil and the orange juice to the bowl, and mix to combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
  7. Using a rubber spatula begin to incorporate your dried out and torn filo into the cake batter, a little bit at a time. If you put all the pieces in at once, they will clump together.
  8. After you have incorporated all of your filo into the batter, pour the mixture into a greased baking dish (I use a 30x20cm casserole dish). Bake for 50-60 minutes until your portokalopita is a nice golden colour.
  9. Once your portokalopita is baked remove it from the oven and immediately pierce it in several places with a long clean skewer.
  10. Pour your cooled syrup onto the hot cake, one ladle at at time. Allow each ladle to be absorbed into the cake before adding the next one. Repeat until all of the syrup has been used.
  11. Let your cake cool for 2-3 hours before cutting, to allow the syrup to be fully absorbed.

We call it portokalo-pita, portokali means orange and while it is not exactly a pita, it does contain phyllo, but in another form. The phyllo basically replaces the flour. Mix orange juice, orange zest, eggs, olive oil, sugar, yogurt, and baking powder in a food processor. Pour the mixture over the shredded phyllo in the baking pan. Make sure that the mixture is evenly distributed and then garnish with the orange slices.

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