The recipe is from Corfu, in a small town called Arillas from a restaurant along the beach called Eftihia. The idea to bake the cake came from that restaurant whilst on holiday in Greece this summer.

For the cake:

• 1 cup of olive oil
• 1 cup of granulated sugar/caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon of lemon rind
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup of flour
• 4 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups of chopped walnuts Small amount of butter for the baking pan

For the syrup:

• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 cups of hot water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon of lemon rind

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• It takes 45-50 minutes to cook/bake
• To be on the safe side, it’s best to check the cake with a cake tester or skewer to see if it’s cooked all the way through

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