Recipe: Yummy Semolina Cake

Semolina Cake.

Semolina Cake You can have Semolina Cake using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Semolina Cake

  1. You need 3 cup of fine semolina flour.
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup of ghee or butter.
  3. You need 1 1/4 cup of sugar.
  4. You need 1 tbsp of baking powder.
  5. You need 1 tsp of rosewater.
  6. You need 1 of pistachos/slivered almonds for garnish.
  7. Prepare of Syrup.
  8. It’s 1/2 cup of sugar.
  9. You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
  10. It’s 1/4 tsp of rose water.

Semolina Cake step by step

  1. MAKE THE CAKE Grease 
an 8-inch round cake pan. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the almonds. Add 11/4 cups of warm water 
and mix with a wooden spoon until a thick batter forms. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and let rest at room temperature until set and 
semi-firm, about 30 minutes..
  2. Preheat the oven to 325°. Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, score the top of the cake in a diamond pattern, cutting 
1/4 inch deep into the cake. Place a few almond slivers in each diamond, pressing gently to help them adhere. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes, until golden and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a rack 
and let cool for 30 minutes.
  3. MEANWHILE, MAKE THE SYRUP In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, lemon juice, rose water and 1/2 cup of water and bring to a simmer. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Let cool..
  4. Using a sharp paring knife, cut the cake along the score lines all the way to the bottom of the pan. Pour the syrup evenly all over the cake. Let the cake stand for at least 1 hour or overnight to absorb the syrup. Serve with whipped cream..
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