Tishpishti (Walnut Cake)

Name: Tishpishti (Walnut Cake)
Ingredients: For the cake:; 8 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup vegetable oil (that's right, one cup); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup matzoh meal; 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped; 1 cup orange juice; zest of 4 small oranges; 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground clove; For the syrup:; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cups water; juice of half a lemon; 1 cinnamon stick

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

For the cake:
8 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup vegetable oil (that's right, one cup)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup matzoh meal
2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
1 cup orange juice
zest of 4 small oranges
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground clove
For the syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
juice of half a lemon
1 cinnamon stick

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 325.
2

Butter and flour (or matzoh meal) a standard 9 inch springform pan.
3

To make the cake, mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl just until combined; do not overmix the batter.
4

Pour the cake mixture or batter into the springform pan and bake the cake for about 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.
5

Turn the cake out into a dish and cut it into diamond shapes, but keeping the cake together.
6

While the cake is baking, you can make the syrup: mix all the syrup ingredients in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil for about 15 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup is thicker.
7

Let the syrup come to room temperature and pour it over the cake.
8

Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.