Yoghurt & Semolina Syrup Cake with Rose Water

Name: Yoghurt & Semolina Syrup Cake with Rose Water
Yield: Serves 20
Cuisine: Cyprus
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon rose water; 230 g (1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 teaspoon rose water; 3 eggs, separated; ½ teaspoon grated lime rind; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 125 g (1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 250 g (1 cup) plain yoghurt (not too thick or thin); 125 g (4½ oz) butter, softened; 125 g (1 cup) fine semolina; 55 g (½ cup) ground almonds

Preparation info

Serves
20

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Falling Cloudberries

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2004

About

This is a very typical, and very sweet, Cypriot cake. You can leave out the rose water and make a plain syrup-drenched cake, or add lemon juice, vanilla extract or orange blossom water to the syrup.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz) butter, softened
230 g (1

Asia
Cyprus
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease and flour a 22 cm (9 inch) square cake tin. C