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Revani Recipe - Zesty Turkish Semolina Cake

Revani is a Turkish semolina cake, drenched in syrup & filled with zesty flavour. This is a revani recipe with yoghurt which makes for a softer, lighter sponge.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 330 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

For The Revani Cake Mix
  • 8 egg (separated)
  • 450 grams strained natural yoghurt (süzme yoğurt at room temperature)
  • 115 grams plain (all purpose) flour
  • 140 grams fine semolina
  • 115 grams sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 lemon (zest of)
  • 1 pinch salt (for your egg whites)
For The Revani Syrup
  • 675 grams sugar
  • 600 millilitres water
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

For The Syrup
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  1. Add your sugar and water to a saucepan.
  2. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat, stir in your lemon juice and leave to cool.
For The Revani Cake
  1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and lightly grease your baking dish.
  2. Beat your egg yolks, lemon zest and sugar until a foam is formed on top.
  3. Now fold in your semolina flour, plain flour and baking powder.
  4. Once they are absorbed into your mixture, add your yoghurt and fold it in until it, too, is mixed in.
  5. Now add a pinch of salt to your egg whites and beat them until you get soft white peaks.
  6. Fold the whites into your mixture and then pour it into your greased baking dish.
  7. Place your dish into the centre of the oven and bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Once cooked, remove from the oven and slice into small squares or diamond shapes whilst still in the baking dish.
  9. When your syrup has cooled, pour it over the revani cake and allow it to absorb.
  10. Top your revani with pistachios or desiccated coconut and serve.

Notes

  • This revani recipe is perfect if you are hosting a dinner party or if you have a large family.
  • The cake will keep for a few days but feel free to halve the measurements in the recipe if you want to make a smaller one.
  • If you prefer, you can substitute the lemon for oranges.
  • Enjoy your revani on its own or serve with ice cream and/or summer fruits.
  • For reference, we use a circular baking dish for our revani. It is 27 centimetres in diameter and 5 centimetres deep.
  • If you cut your revani cake into 16 small pieces, there will be approximately 330 calories per slice.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 330kcal (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 330

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 330kcal 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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