Fanouropita (Cake For Lost Things) Recipe

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
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Updated Apr. 09, 2020
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Carrie Vasios

This cake is traditionally made in Greece to honor Saint Fanourios, patron saint of lost things. It's great at breakfast: not too sweet and flavored with orange, cinnamon, and olive oil. And though it's called a cake, you will start with a product that has a consistency more like a dough than a batter, so don't worry if it's thick.

Notes: This cake is typically made in a plain circular springform pan, but I like to improve the visual aspect with a springform bundt pan. Use whatever you have. This citrus notes of this orange cake goes best with a fruity olive oil.

Recipe Details

Fanouropita (Cake For Lost Things) Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 60 mins
Serves 8 to 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 3/4 cups (about 18 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1 cup (about 7 ounces) sugar

  • 3/4 cup olive oil

  • 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice from about 3 large oranges

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease pan with olive oil and dust with flour, knocking out any excess.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. Add olive oil, orange juice, and vanilla and stir to combine. Batter will be very thick. Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until golden and a tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes then release springform and continue to cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners sugar before serving.

Special equipment

9-inch springform pan (regular or bundt)

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
356 Calories
14g Fat
53g Carbs
5g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 12
Amount per serving
Calories 356
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 18%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 228mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 53g 19%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 19g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 8mg 39%
Calcium 79mg 6%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 81mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)