Traditional karidopita

Beat the butter.

Add the sugar and the eggs.

Pour in the milk,

Then the walnuts tossed with the cinnamon and the cloves.

Add the baking soda dissolved in the cognac.

Combine the flour with the dried bread crumbs and the baking powder. Add them to the mixture stirring lightly.

Butter the baking tray and dust lightly with flour.

Bake for 1 hour in a hot oven at first and then turn down the heat.

Boil the syrup for 5 minutes.

Pour it over the hot karidopita.