Tishpishti (Spanish Walnut Cake With Syrup)

By Molly O’Neill

Published March 29, 1997

Total Time
About 1 hour 45 minutes
Rating
4(20)
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Ingredients

Yield:Eight to ten servings

FOR THE SYRUP

  • 2 ¼ cups sugar

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon rose water

FOR THE CAKE

  • 5 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 ¼ cups walnuts, chopped

  • ¾ cup ground almonds

  • 1 cup sugar

  • Juice and grated zest of one orange

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • Walnut oil, almond oil or butter for the pan

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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 to 10 servings)

71 grams carbs; 80 milligrams cholesterol; 448 calories; 5 grams monosaturated fat; 10 grams polyunsaturated fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 18 grams fat; 2 grams fiber; 34 milligrams sodium; 7 grams protein; 67 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    To make the syrup, boil the sugar and the water with the lemon juice for 15 minutes. Stir in the rose water. Cool and refrigerate.

  2. Step 2

    To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Line the bottom of a cake pan with foil or greaseproof paper. Brush the foil with oil or melted butter, pour in the cake mixture and bake for 1 hour, until browned.

  3. Step 3

    Immediately turn the cake out into a deep dish. Peel off the foil or paper, cut the cake into serving pieces and put them on plates. Drizzle syrup over each piece, allowing them to absorb the syrup for 15 minutes, and serve.

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Ellen Tabor

What is the correct pan size? 9x13, 9 in. square, 9 in. round, 8 in. round?

Gila

What size cake pan?

Jill Baily

I know it's dangerous to assume, but I will go out on a limb and assume that, when that recipe was written, a 9" round pan would be indicated if the size of the pan was not specified.

Apples'nOranges

Didn't have enough walnuts so I toasted a cup of oatmeal and added that. It was good, didn't really need the syrup.

Ellen Tabor

What is the correct pan size? 9x13, 9 in. square, 9 in. round, 8 in. round?

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