Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 8 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup vegetable oil (that's right, one cup)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup matzoh meal
  • 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • zest of 4 small oranges
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground clove
  • For the syrup:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 325.
  • Butter and flour (or matzoh meal) a standard 9 inch springform pan.
  • To make the cake, mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl just until combined; do not overmix the batter.
  • Pour the cake mixture or batter into the springform pan and bake the cake for about 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.
  • Turn the cake out into a dish and cut it into diamond shapes, but keeping the cake together.
  • While the cake is baking, you can make the syrup: mix all the syrup ingredients in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil for about 15 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup is thicker.
  • Let the syrup come to room temperature and pour it over the cake.
  • Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.