{"id":6049,"date":"2026-03-18T18:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltedpasta.com\/en\/?p=6049"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:54:02","slug":"greek-orange-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saltedpasta.com\/en\/greek-orange-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Orange Cake – Portokalopita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Syropiasta is a type of dessert, or rather, a whole group of desserts and cakes soaked in sweet syrup. They are characteristic of Greece and the Middle East. Portokalopita falls into this category. It’s a Greek cake made with filo pastry and orange juice<\/strong>. If you’re going on vacation to Greece, you have to try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first thought when I ate this cake was “I know the taste, but not the texture”. It seemed a bit strange, but familiar. The next bite, and a different feeling: interesting, unique, and delicious!
Eating this cake makes you feel like you’ve had it before. It’s a mix of the flavors of a Polish lemon babka and Turkish baklava<\/a>. A citrus aroma and sweet taste, but a very moist texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike babka, it’s most often served with ice cream, such as vanilla ice cream. It’s also baked quite differently.
The cake is prepared similarly to baklava, using filo pastry and, after baking, pouring sugar syrup over the baked pastry. Although it may seem complicated at first glance, this cake is a winner every time. It’s rather difficult to mess it up. The only downside is that you have to wait a few hours for the cake to absorb the syrup. It’s best to refrigerate it overnight. This makes it firmer and easier to slice. It develops a sweet flavor and a citrus-cinnamon aroma. It can be served year-round, thanks to the availability of all the ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIP:<\/strong>
When preparing this type of cake, follow this rule:
If the cake is hot, pour the cold syrup over it. If the cake is cold, pour the hot syrup over it.<\/strong>
This means you can prepare the sugar syrup in the meantime and pour it over the cake immediately after removing it from the oven, or bake the cake first, then prepare the syrup and pour it over the cooled cake. The choice is yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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