Revani

Name: Revani
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 200g coarse semolina; 100g plain flour; 200g sugar; 3 eggs; 200ml yoghurt; 100ml olive oil; zest of 1 lemon; 1 tsp baking powder; For syrup: 300g sugar; 300ml water; juice of 1 lemon

Semolina cake soaked in citrus syrup, a popular Turkish dessert that stays moist for days. Pouring the cold syrup over the cake while it's still hot from the oven lets it absorb evenly instead of just sitting on the surface.

Total time

45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

Vegetarian

Ingredients

200gcoarse semolina

100gplain flour

200gsugar

3eggs

200mlyoghurt

100mlolive oil

zest of 1lemon

1 tspbaking powder

For syrup: 300gsugar

300mlwater

juice of 1lemon

Instructions

Whisk eggs and sugar until pale. Add yoghurt, oil and lemon zest.

Fold in semolina, flour and baking powder.

Pour into an oiled 30cm baking dish. Bake at 180°C for 25–30 minutes until golden.

Meanwhile, make syrup: dissolve sugar in water, add lemon juice, simmer 5 minutes.

While cake is hot, pour cold syrup over. Let absorb 30 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

871

Protein

9.4g

Fat

28.5g

Carbs

149.7g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

192mg

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