Karithopita

Karithopita (Walnut Cake) [Kah-ree-THOH-pee-tah] is a soft and moist Greek style cake , that has the flavor of walnut, lemon and cinnamon.

Ingredients

Cake 
Walnut - 1.5 cups
Butter - 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
Sugar- 1/2 cup
Large eggs- 2
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp
fresh Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
All purpose floor - 1 cup\Baking Soda - 3/4 tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
Powdered Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp
Milk- 1/4 cup

Syrup

Water - 1cup
Sugar - 1 cup
lemon peel - 1 X 2 inch
Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp

Method:
1 Prepare a round baking dish
2. Coursely Grind the walnut in the blender and keep aside
3. In an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar till it is light and fluffy
4. Mix egg , one at a time and beat till it is mixed. Scrape sides while beating
5. Add Vanilla and Lemon juice and mix
6. In a mixing bowl, sieve all purpose flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
7. Fold in Walnut
8. Add the dry ingredients in mixing bowl  to blender in  3 batches alternating with Milk
9.Pour cake mixture in the baking dish and bake till an inserted fork comes out clean
10. Cool the cake while preparing syrup
11. Mix all syrup ingredient and give it a boil and remove lemon peel
12. Pour syrup to the vcooled cake and let it soak