Semolina Cake

Name: Semolina Cake (Irmik Revani)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; grated zest of 1 lemon; 150 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 50 g (1¾ oz/scant ¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 eggs; 150 g (5½ oz/¾ cup) fine semolina; 50 g (1¾ oz/⅓ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 125 g (4½ oz) Turkish or Greek-style yoghurt; 150 ml (5 fl oz) sunflower oil

Irmik Revani

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

The Middle Eastern version of a yoghurt cake, with its traditional added twist of lemony flavour.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz) Turkish or Greek-style yoghurt
150 ml (

Asia
Turkey
Cake
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Vegetarian

Method

First, make the syrup. Put the sugar and 100 ml (¾ fl oz) water in a small saucepan, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place the saucepan over medium heat. Bring the syrup mixture to the boil, still