I have been
craving this cake for quite some time now.
So today, I decided to make it.
My mother used to make it often, while I was young. The semolina gives it a different texture
than any typical flour cake. The lemony
syrup (you actually don’t taste it a bit), gives it that extra flavor. It’s not too sweet but it goes well with
coffee, or as an afternoon snack.
Enjoy!!!
Ravani – Greek Semolina
Cake with Lemon Syrup
32 pieces
(approximately 2.5oz each)
For the cake
1 cup unsalted
butter melted, or at room temperature
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
separated
1 cup milk
1 cup
semolina flour (durum wheat)
1 and ½ cups
flour
4 tsps
baking powder
1 tsp
vanilla
Rind of one
lemon
For the syrup
2 cups
sugar
2 cups
water
Juice of ½ a
lemon
The cake
Heat the
oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a
9x13 ovenproof glass pan.
Preparation ingredients
Prepare the
flour mixture by mixing the flour, semolina, and baking powder together. Set aside.
Beat
together the butter and sugar till creamy.
Add the egg yolks one at time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract and the rind of one lemon.
Add the flour mixture alternating with
the cup of milk. Beat well. Set aside.
Beat together
the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Fold the egg whites into the batter mixture until blended. Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 350
degree oven for 45 minutes or until it is lightly golden brown. Or, if a toothpick inserted in the middle comes
out clean. (The cake will rise while
baking).
The batter and the greased pan
The batter in the oven proof pan, before it goes in the oven
The syrup
While the
cake is baking prepare the syrup. Pour
the sugar and water in a pan and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Lower the heat to medium and let it cook for
10-15 minutes while stirring. The syrup
should be clear by the time you are done, and very slightly reduced. Remove from heat. Add the lemon juice and stir until dissolved.
When the
cake is done, let it cool for a while.
Cut into diamond shape pieces or squares and while it is still warm pour
the syrup on top. The cake will absorb
all the syrup. Serve with some icing
sugar sprinkled on top, or just plain.
Out of the oven, cooled with the syrup and with some sprinkled icing sugar on top.
Nutrition
Facts*
Serving Size 1
serving(66.7 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
Calories from Fat 59 % Daily Value
Total Fat 6.6g 10%
Saturated Fat 3.9g 20%
Cholesterol 39mg 13%
Sodium 53mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 27.8g 9%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2%
Sugars 19.2g
Protein 2.3g
*The nutrition facts include the syrup.
