Greek · Dessert

Fanouropita (St. Fanourios Cake)

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A vegan orange-and-spice cake with raisins and walnuts, baked until a centre toothpick comes out clean. Allow extra time to cool completely before unmoulding and dusting with icing sugar. Makes 8–10 portions.

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Vegan
Dairy-free
Greek
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Total: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr
Serves: 8-10 portions
Level: Medium

Method8 steps · about 1 hr 10 min

Step 1: Preheat the fan oven to 160–170°C. Lightly grease a 28 cm round baking pan with the separate pan oil.
Uses A little extra vegetable oil for greasing the 28 cm cake pan
Step 2: Whisk the granulated sugar (1 cup) and 1 cup batter seed oil in a large bowl until evenly combined and the sugar dissolves.
Uses 1 cup granulated sugar · 1 cup seed oil for the batter
Step 3: In a separate bowl, stir the orange juice (1 cup) and baking soda (1 tsp) with a fork until the soda froths and dissolves completely.
Uses 1 cup orange juice · 1 tsp baking soda
Step 4: Add the frothy orange-juice mixture to the sugar-and-oil mixture. Whisk thoroughly by hand or with an electric mixer until combined.
Uses Orange juice and dissolved baking soda · Combined batter oil and sugar
Step 5: In another bowl combine the self-rising flour (3 cups), ground cinnamon (1 tsp), ground cloves (½ tsp), raisins (80 g) and chopped walnuts (80 g) with a wooden spoon.
Uses 3 cups self-rising flour · 1 tsp ground cinnamon · ½ tsp ground cloves · 80 g raisins · 80 g walnuts, chopped
Step 6: Add the complete dry mixture to the prepared liquid mixture a little at a time while whisking. Mix until fully combined into a smooth, thick batter.
Uses Complete flour, spice, raisin and walnut mixture · Complete liquid mixture
Step 7: Transfer the complete batter to the prepared oiled 28 cm pan. Bake in the preheated 160–170°C fan oven for about 45–60 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the centre: it should come out clean. If wet batter remains, bake longer and check again.
Bake the cake until a centre toothpick comes out clean · 60 minUses Complete Fanouropita batter
Step 8: Let the baked cake cool completely in its pan, then remove from the pan. Dust with the separate icing sugar as desired and cut into 8–10 portions.
Uses Baked Fanouropita · Icing sugar for dusting the cooled cake, as desired