# Portokalopita

A juicy and delicious Greek orange cake made with filo pastry and a simple syrup.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 oranges
- 200 g sugar
- 225 ml vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g 0% fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 heaped tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 300 g filo pastry
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick

## Instructions

1. Juice the oranges and set aside. Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius fan.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Then pour the orange juice, add the orange zest and yoghurt, and whisk to combine once again.
3. Add the shredded filo pastry to the wet ingredients, along with the baking powder and vanilla essence. Stir to combine.
4. Pour the mixture into a pre-greased baking dish, and bake for 45 minutes until the cake has solidified and become golden brown on top.
5. In a saucepan, add the sugar, water and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil.
6. Once the cake is cooked, carefully pour over the syrup and leave to cool before serving.

## Equipment

- knife
- spoon
- fork
- citrus juicer
- whisk
- grater
- baking dish
- saucepan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1752371985505214/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4fbdd0dc-08ce-4fa0-8c8d-5286fbf5a409
- Extracted: 2025-04-25

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