Revani cake
Cuisine: Greek
Author: Maria Kalenska
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 55 mins


Ingredients
  • 200 g flour
  • 200 g semolina
  • 200 g sugar
  • 60 ml milk
  • 6 eggs
  • seeds of 1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • butter for greasing
  • For the syrup:
  • 400 g sugar
  • 400 ml water
  • juice and zest of ½ lemon
  • 100 g butter
Cooking method
  1. Heat the oven to 180°C. Whisk all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Grease a square baking dish with butter and pour the dough into the tin. Bake for 40 minutes.
  2. Mix sugar and water in a pan. Add zest and lemon juice. Put to boil. Add oil to heated water. Simmer for 5 minutes without stirring.⠀
  3. Cut the cake and without removing from the tin pour over with hot syrup. Allow the cake to cool completely.
My tips and tricks
Always pour the cooled cake with hot syrup and let it cool completely before serving. Otherwise, the cake may crumble a lot. You can replace lemon peel with orange peel for a brighter flavour. And you can replace semolina with coconut flakes - this way you’ll get a very Mediterranean taste and aroma.

Maria Kalenska Gastronomy Blog | http://www.myodessacuisine.com/recipes/revani-cake/