❤️ Why You’ll Love Portokalopita
Flavorful: Of course you can’t compete with a citrus cake. The orange flavor really shines through in this and makes it next level 🍊 Traditional: This traditional Greek dessert is a sure way to impress your friends and family. It instantly transports me back to Greece
🍲 Ingredients
Phyllo – Phyllo (or filo) is a type of pastry. It is very thin, paper like, and is common across Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. You can find it in your grocery store in the freezer section where you’d normally find other pastries like pie crust Orange Syrup 🍊 – The key element to this dessert is the orange syrup which is made similarly to a simple syrup but with freshly squeezed orange juice in it in order to get that citrus taste. This syrup is so good you could totally use it for cocktails, to drizzle on pancakes, or whatever you wish
👩🍳 How to Make Portokalopita
🪄 Tips and Tricks
This cake is even better the day after it’s made! So, make it the day before you plan on serving if desired If you love this Greek cake, try our Greek Apple Cake It is important that you use freshly squeezed orange juice in this recipe for the best, most flavorful results
🗒 Substitutions
To keep this recipe traditional, you’ll want to stick to this recipe as is. If you are trying to make this gluten-free, you can look for gluten-free phyllo. You’ll find some other creators who have made variations of this online utilizing flour instead of phyllo but I would recommend you follow this recipe as is for the best results. If you are looking for another phyllo syrup cake to try, you can try my Baklava recipe.
🗒 Best served with
No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream Greek Yogurt Easy Fresh Fruit Salad
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Keep leftovers of this cake in an airtight container or tightly wrapped for 3 days at room temperature or 1 week in the fridge. Again, this cake is fantastic when it’s sit for a day or two so the leftovers really do get better!
🤔 Common Questions
