Greek · Dessert
Low-Calorie Karidopita Shred Cake
A lightened take on karidopita, the classic Greek walnut cake, built on shredded whole-wheat strands instead of a heavy flour-and-butter crumb, bound with egg and Greek yogurt instead of oil, and finished with a thin honey syrup soak.
$1
15 minsPrep
29 minsCook
64 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
233Calories
7.4gProtein
12.5gFat
26.3gCarbs
16.5gSugar
2.5gFiber
136mgSodium
58mgChol
2.1gSat Fat
171mgPotassium
59mgCalcium
1.2mgIron
0.2mcgVitamin B12
2.4mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Greek White Wine (Assyrtiko)
local
Greek Coffee (Elliniko)
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170C and lightly oil a 10cm/4 inch round cake tin, lining the base with a disc of baking paper.
2
Toss the shredded whole-wheat flour threads with the chopped walnuts, cinnamon and ground cloves in a bowl so the nuts coat the strands.
3
In a separate bowl whisk the egg with the sugar, 10g of honey and the orange zest until pale and slightly thickened.
4
Fold the greek yogurt into the egg mixture, then sprinkle over the baking powder and stir through.
5
Tip the walnut-and-shred mixture into the wet ingredients along with the water and fold gently until just combined - do not overmix.
6
Scrape the batter into the prepared tin, pressing it level, and bake for 28-30 minutes until deep golden and a skewer comes out clean.
7
Cool the cake in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack set over a plate.
8
While still warm, spoon the warmed honey syrup evenly over the top so it soaks in, then scatter over the crushed walnuts.
9
Rest for at least 20 minutes before slicing into 2 pieces to serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 0.7 oz20g shredded fine like kataifi, tossed whole wheat flour
- 0.8 oz24g finely chopped walnut
- 5/85/8 eggs, whisked (30g)
- 1.4 oz40g greek yogurt
- 0.4 oz10g sugar white
- 0.4 oz10g honey
- 0.1 oz2g baking powder
- 0 oz1g cinnamon ground
- 0 oz0.3g ground cloves
- 0.3 oz8g zested orange
- 1.1 oz30g water
- 0.5 oz14g warmed into a light syrup honey
- 0.2 oz6g crushed, for scattering walnut
