Recipes · Greek · Cakes
Karydopita (Walnut Cake)
One serving has 439 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (58%), copper (50%), phosphorus (30%), selenium (29%), thiamin (23%) and riboflavin (23%). Ready in 65 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (123 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Walnuts
- 20 g Sugar
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 20 g Water
- 2 g Lemon juice
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 10 for a whole cake. Beat the eggs with half the sugar and the oil until pale.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and chopped walnuts.
- Spread in a small lined tin and bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 30-35 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Meanwhile simmer the water with the remaining sugar and the lemon juice for 4-5 minutes to make a light syrup.
- Pour the hot syrup evenly over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Let the cake soak up the syrup as it cools completely.
- Cut a slice to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 439 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 39.4 g | |
| Water | 44.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 9 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.34 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.4 g | |
| Leucine | 0.71 g | |
| Lysine | 0.38 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.45 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.29 g | |
| Valine | 0.49 g | |
| Histidine | 0.22 g | |
| Fat | 28.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 18.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 15 g | |
| Saturated | 3.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.08 g | |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg | |
| Calcium | 82.3 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.45 mg | 50% |
| Iron | 2.2 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 47.6 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 208 mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 170 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 15.8 µg | 29% |
| Sodium | 76.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.5 mg | 11% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.62 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.19 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 73.3 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.22 µg | 9% |
| Choline | 83.4 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 40.3 µg | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 19.3 µg | 21% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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