Recipe: To Try At Home Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup)

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Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup). Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup) Hello everyone!!! Ravani/Revani, depending on which part of Greece you come from…. I personally think is a version of the Sponge Cake with a unique twist of the added syrup.

I personally think is a version of the Sponge Cake with a unique twist of the added syrup.

I have always made this cake and have tweaked it in my own little way, by adding Walnuts in the mixture and not only on top.

Place a pot over medium to high heat.

You can have Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup) using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup)

1. It’s of Butter 250 grams.

2. You need of Sugar.

3. You need of Medium size Eggs.

4. Prepare of Lemon or Orange Zest.

5. You need of Semolina (Simigdali).

6. Prepare of All Purpose Flour.

7. Prepare of Baking Power.

8. Prepare of Syrup:.

9. It’s of Sugar.

10. You need of Cinnamon Stick.

11. You need of Water.

Add the water, sugar, lemon rind and cinnamon stick.

Bring to a boil and as soon as the sugar melts completely, remove from heat.

Add the honey, stir and set aside to cool completely before pouring over cake.

The honey is added at the end so that it will not lose its aroma from boiling.

Ravani (Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup) instructions

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..

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3. I usually break the walnuts into smaller pieces…but if you prefer you can also leave them whole..

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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……

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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!! :).

It's golden, buttery and sweetened with an orange/cinnamon sugar syrup. (bonus points for the cinnamon!).

It features a good amount of semolina flour, nearly a whole block of butter and half a kilo of sugar!

This revani cake recipe will scare your waistline!

This is a lovely greek cake using semolina.

The texture is coarser due to the semolina than what you're probably used to, but it is delicious and toothsome.