Karydopita mamas (mommy’s drunken chocolaty walnut cake with syrup) |

When you immigrate to a country with different cuisine and traditions,all you want to do is to keep your traditions and culinary delights “alive”..!But,all that matters is that most of us are food lovers and to be more precise, dessert lovers!So,the cuisine in this case doesn’t really matter!!

I remember,when I was kid,my parents and my little brother back then,used to gather in the kitchen and make our meetings,try to decide what dessert we’re going to make.Unfortunately,the dessert never last more than 24 hours!Either we would vanish it right away,or we would make unexpected “visits” during the night..! You see,all of us love sweet delights 🙂 Our mom always used to make our birthday cakes with fruits on the top and fruity creams and almonds..Great memories! Her and my father were the first “pastry chefs” that show me the little “secrets” that can make a dessert delightful!

So,in Greece we have a desserts called Karydopita, which is actually walnut cake with syrup. My mother made a little twist and she added chocolate..! The results are amazing! Everybody loves chocolate! I have to warn you that there are a lot of calories here,but it’s worth!This is a very sweet dessert,but you can put less sugar if you want. Let’s start!!

Ingredients:

For the cake

2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup GF bread crumbs. You can find it in the super markets and especially in Sprouts and Whole Foods
5 eggs
1 cup of sugar.
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda(dissolved into a 1/2 cup rum)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
zest from 1 lemon
3.5 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup unsweetened butter

For the syrup:

2 cups of water
2 cups of sugar
3 tbsp of rum

Preheat the oven at 350 F.

For a start,you make the syrup. Take a saucepan and add the ingredients for the syrup. Let it boil for minutes,but start timing from the time that starts boiling. Turn off the heat and let it aside to cool down.