Semolina Sponge in Syrup

Name: Semolina Sponge in Syrup (Revani)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 6 oz/175 g caster sugar; juice and zest of 2 lemons; desiccated coconut; ½ pint/300 ml water; 2 oz/60 g plain flour; 4 oz/120 g sugar; 6 eggs, separated; zest of 1 orange, grated; 4 oz/120 g semolina or cream of wheat; 4 oz/120 g semolina or cream of wheat

Revani

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

Named after a sixteenth-century Turkish poet who wrote reams extolling the delights of food, revani is an old favourite. It is light and delicately flavoured.

Ingredients

4 oz/120 g semolina or cream of wheat
2 oz/60</

Asia
Turkey
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 350F/Mark 4/180C
Grease and line with greaseproof paper a cake tin approximately 10in/25cm in diameter, 2-3in/6-8cm deep.
Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the semolina. In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar unt