Macedonia

MACEDONIA: Ravanija/Revani/Semolina Cake with Syrup

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INGREDIENTS: 

3 Eggs
3 Tablespoons Sugar
4 Tablespoons Semolina
3 Tablespoons Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
300 grams Sugar
300 ml Water
1-2 slices Lemon

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F).

Beat the eggs and sugar until you get light and foamy mixture and the sugar has fully dissolved. The mixture should also be doubled in size.

To the beaten eggs add the semolina, flour, vanilla, baking powder and mix well. Don’t over mix the mixture so you won’t deflate the air that’s incorporated into the eggs.

Pour the mixture in a pan lined with baking paper (or greased and floured pan). Depending on your pan size you’ll get taller or shorter cake. Bake the cake for 40-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool down slightly and cut it into pieces.

Place the water, sugar and lemon slices in a pot and leave them to boil. Boil the syrup for 5 minutes and pour it onto the cake. The cake should be cool or slightly warm and the syrup hot so the cake will absorb the syrup better.