Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup)
Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup)

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ravani (semolina cake with cinnamon syrup). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Semolina is durum wheat that is more coarsely ground than regular wheat flours. Therefore, semolina can cause the cake to have somewhat of a coarse texture (especially if you don't use fine semolina, which this recipe calls for). But this flavor combination, as well as the citrus syrup, results in a delicious and moist dessert.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have ravani (semolina cake with cinnamon syrup) using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup):
  1. Get 1 cup Butter 250 grams
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup Sugar
  3. Take 5 Medium size Eggs
  4. Take 1 Lemon or Orange Zest
  5. Take 2 cups Semolina (Simigdali)
  6. Take 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  7. Take 3 teaspoons Baking Power
  8. Take Syrup:
  9. Make ready 3 cups Sugar
  10. Take 1 Cinnamon Stick
  11. Prepare 4 cups Water

Place blanched, peeled almonds in a decorative pattern. You can use either whole almonds or slivers. Remove from oven, re-cut your pattern so the syrup soaks up the syrup. Greek Semolina Cake Revani or Ravani, is a delicious traditional Greek semolina based cake, that is soaked with a sugar syrup.

Steps to make Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup):
  1. In a large bowl beat sugar and butter and then add in the eggs along with the Lemon/Orange Zest. In a different bowl mix together the flour and baking powder and add into the batter.
  3. I usually break the walnuts into smaller pieces…but if you prefer you can also leave them whole.
  5. Pour batter into a buttered baking pan and place in the oven for about 50 minutes at 180 degrees. In the meantime, start the syrup by taking a large sauce pan and add in the water, sugar and cinnamon stick. Let this boil for about 15 minutes…..
  7. Once the Ravani is baked, pour the hot syrup over it and let it cool. A lovely Summer Cake that you can top off with Ice Cream and or Whipped Cream.
  8. Hope you enjoy this!! Kali Orexi!! :)

Revani is not difficult to make and it is perfect for any occation. Take the syrup off the heat and cool down completely. To begin making the cake, cream the butter with the sugar using the paddle-wheel attachment of the electric mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, then the lemon rind. Like my healthy olive oil cake this revani cake is full of happiness.

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