Karydopita

Karydopita (Greek: Καρυδόπιτα) is a Greek dessert cake made primarily from walnuts and covered in a sweet syrup. The name is a compound word derived from "karýdia" (Greek for walnuts) and "pita" (Greek for pie).^[1]

Karydopita

Karydopita
Type	Cake
Place of origin	Greece
Main ingredients	walnut, flour, cinnamon

There are several variations of the dish, with unique ingredients used in both the syrup and cake. Some common additions include, but are not limited to, orange zest, cloves, brown sugar, and spiced rum or cognac.^[2][3]

It is one of the most common glyka tapsiou - dessert dishes like pies and breads baked in baking pans. Other common desserts of this style are galaktoboureko, amygdalopita and kadaifi.^[4]