Amygdalopita
(Greek Almond Cake)

This brandy-soaked cake is an excellent alternative to coffee cake for brunch.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 25 Minutes

Servings: 12

14 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

¼ cup brandy

1 tablespoon vanilla

3 cups ground almonds

2¼ cups toasted bread crumbs

cinnamon for sprinkling

whipped cream for garnish

Syrup:

3 cups sugar

3 cups water

1 cup brandy

juice of 1 lemon

Beat eggs using mixer, then add sugar and mix to combine. Mix baking powder with brandy and vanilla, and add to egg mixture. Mix half the almonds with the bread crumbs. Add a little at a time to the other mixture.

Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Pour mixture into dish and top with the rest of the almonds. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup. Boil the sugar and water until reduced to half. Remove from heat and stir in brandy and lemon.

When cake is done, remove from oven and cut vertical slits in cake approximately 2 inches apart. Then cut diagonal slits. Pour syrup over cake and let cool completely. Slice and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top.


		Amygdalopita (Greek Almond Cake) This brandy-soaked cake is an excellent alternative to coffee cake for brunch. Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes Servings: 12 14 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ¼ cup brandy 1 tablespoon vanilla 3 cups ground almonds 2¼ cups toasted bread crumbs cinnamon for sprinkling whipped cream for garnish Syrup: 3 cups sugar 3 cups water 1 cup brandy juice of 1 lemon Beat eggs using mixer, then add sugar and mix to combine. Mix baking powder with brandy and vanilla, and add to egg mixture. Mix half the almonds with the bread crumbs. Add a little at a time to the other mixture. Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Pour mixture into dish and top with the rest of the almonds. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup. Boil the sugar and water until reduced to half. Remove from heat and stir in brandy and lemon. When cake is done, remove from oven and cut vertical slits in cake approximately 2 inches apart. Then cut diagonal slits. Pour syrup over cake and let cool completely. Slice and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

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