International Recipes
Orange-Walnut Cake (Tourta Athineiki)
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound sweet butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 orange (juice and grated rind)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Confectioners' sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Cream the butter until light and fluffy, then gradually add the sugar. Continuing to beat, add the eggs one at a time, beating well, on medium speed, after each addition. Gradually add the orange juice and rind.
- Meanwhile, sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and gradually add to the batter. Add the walnuts last, blend another minute on medium high speed, and pour into a greased and lightly floured 8 inch tube pan.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 25 to 30 minutes until the color is a light chestnut and the
cake springs back to the touch. (Watch carefully because this cake bakes quickly.)
- Turn onto a wire rack, round side up.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar and cool thoroughly before slicing.