Portokalopita

Name: Portokalopita
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 Oranges (Juice); 2 Oranges (Zest); 200 g sugar; 225 ml vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 150 d 0% fat greek yoghurt; 1 heaped tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 300 g filo pastry shredded into small bits; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup water; 1 cinnamon stick

Linda Bruwer @cook_13384519

Johann van Vuuren
Portokalopita! 🇬🇷 This Greek orange cake is divine - so light, flavorful, and perfectly syrupy. You gotta try it! #portokalopita #greekgoddess #dessertgoals

Linda Bruwer @cook_13384519

Johann van Vuuren
Portokalopita! 🇬🇷 This Greek orange cake is divine - so light, flavorful, and perfectly syrupy. You gotta try it! #portokalopita #greekgoddess #dessertgoals

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Ingredients

45 min

8 servings

2Oranges (Juice)
2Oranges (Zest)
200 gsugar
225 mlvegetable oil
2eggs
150d 0% fat greek yoghurt
1heaped tsp baking powder
1 tspvanilla extract
300 gfilo pastry shredded into small bits
Syrup
2 cupssugar
1 cupwater
1cinnamon stick

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Steps

45 min

1

Juice the Oranges and set aside
2

Preheat oven 170’ C fan
3

In a bowl whisk together sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Then add the orange juice, zest and yoghurt and whisk until combined
4

Add the shredded filo pastry to the wet ingredients along with the baking powder and vanilla extract. Stir to combine
5

Pour mixture in pre greased baking dish and bake for 45min until cake solidifies and becomes golden brown on too
6

In a saucepan add the sugar water and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil
7

Once the cake is cooked carefully pour over the syrup and leave to cool before serving