Syrup Cake

Name: Syrup Cake (Ravanija)
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: Macedonian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 room-temperature eggs, separated; 1 cup (180 g) farina; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 strip orange peel, peeled using a vegetable peeler; Butter, for greasing; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tablespoon orange juice; 3 cups (700 ml) water; 1½ cups (300 g) white sugar; ¼ cup (50 g) white sugar

Ravanija

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Macedonia

By Katerina Nitsou

Published 2021

About

The use of farina gives this cake an interesting texture and a mild flavor. Pouring the syrup over the cake when it is hot out of the oven allows the sponge to completely absorb the syrup, making this cake very moist and delicately sweet.

Ingredients

Cake

6 room-temperature eggs, separated
¼ cup (50 g) white sugar

Europe
Macedonia
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9- by 11-inch (23 by 28 inch) cake pan with butter.

In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until they become a creamy light yellow. Fold in the farina, salt, and vanilla extract.

In a stand mixer fitted with t