Karydopita me Avga - Walnut Cake with Eggs

Ingredients:

5 separated Eggs
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Semolina
5 tablespoons Breadcrumbs
6 tablespoons, ground Walnuts
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon ground Cloves
1/3 cup Brandy

For the Syrup: 
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Oil a loaf pan.
In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar.
In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.
Mix the semolina, bread crumbs, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves and add them to the yolks.
Stir well and pour in the brandy.
Fold whites into the yolk mixture and pour into loaf pan.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

While cake is baking, make the syrup.
Boil the water with the sugar for 8 to 10 minutes.

As soon as the cake is done, pour the syrup over it.
Let cool and serve.

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