Orange Fillo Cake
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Servings: 12
Impress any of your friends or family with this wonderful cake. Yum!
Ingredients:
For the Cake
3 navel or blood oranges
1 pounds fillo, defrosted
4 eggs
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cup of sugar
1 cup oil
Orange zest from 3 oranges needed for syrup recipe
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
For the Syrup
1 1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 3 oranges
2 cups water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 to 2 oranges, sliced for garnish (optional)
For the Cake
3 navel or blood oranges
1 pounds fillo, defrosted
4 eggs
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cup of sugar
1 cup oil
Orange zest from 3 oranges needed for syrup recipe
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
For the Syrup
1 1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 3 oranges
2 cups water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 to 2 oranges, sliced for garnish (optional)
Directions:
For the Cake
Fold fillo sheets like a harmonica and leave them to dry and then tear or crunch into small pieces.
Preheat your oven to 350 and line a 9" x 14" baking dish with parchment paper then spray with oil.
Beat eggs and sugar, then add yogurt, oil, and baking powder.
Mix in orange zest and vanilla into the mixture.
Gradually add fillo, gently mixing to incorporate.
Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown.
For the Syrup
Put sugar, orange juice, cinnamon and water into a pan and boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes (you can add leftover orange peel if desired).
Cook over low heat for another 10 minutes, then let cool completely.
Take cake out of oven, then prick with a fork and pour cooled syrup over the cake.
Place orange slices on top of cake for garnish.
Set cake aside for 2 hours, so the syrup to soaks in, then refrigerate until serving. Enjoy!
For the Cake
Fold fillo sheets like a harmonica and leave them to dry and then tear or crunch into small pieces.
Preheat your oven to 350 and line a 9" x 14" baking dish with parchment paper then spray with oil.
Beat eggs and sugar, then add yogurt, oil, and baking powder.
Mix in orange zest and vanilla into the mixture.
Gradually add fillo, gently mixing to incorporate.
Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown.
For the Syrup
Put sugar, orange juice, cinnamon and water into a pan and boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes (you can add leftover orange peel if desired).
Cook over low heat for another 10 minutes, then let cool completely.
Take cake out of oven, then prick with a fork and pour cooled syrup over the cake.
Place orange slices on top of cake for garnish.
Set cake aside for 2 hours, so the syrup to soaks in, then refrigerate until serving. Enjoy!
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