Middle Eastern · Dessert

Revani Semolina Cake with Chamomile Syrup

Name: Revani Semolina Cake with Chamomile Syrup
Total time: 2 h 31 min
Yield: Serves 8 · 1 cake (8 in), 8 pieces
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 15 g all-purpose flour; 160 g semolina; 1 tbsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp kosher salt; 245 g plain whole-milk Greek yogurt; 2 lemons, zest only; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 3 eggs, room temperature; 100 g granulated sugar; 240 ml canola oil; 360 ml water; 1 tbsp loose chamomile tea; 400 g granulated sugar; 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 125 g toasted pistachios, finely chopped; 120 g plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

A tender yogurt and semolina sponge soaked in hot chamomile-lemon syrup. It is served with more yogurt and pistachios, as dessert or breakfast.

YieldServes 8 · 1 cake (8 in), 8 pieces
Hands-on40 min
Total2 h 31 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Cake

15 gall-purpose flour
160 gsemolina
1 tbspbaking powder
½ tspbaking soda
½ tspkosher salt
245 gplain whole-milk Greek yogurt
2lemons, zest only
1 tbspvanilla extract
3eggs, room temperature
100 ggranulated sugar
240 mlcanola oil

Chamomile syrup

360 mlwater
1 tbsploose chamomile tea
400 ggranulated sugar
1 tbspfreshly squeezed lemon juice

To serve

125 gtoasted pistachios, finely chopped
120 gplain whole-milk Greek yogurt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Pistachio
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Cabbage family (any)
Vanilla
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol
Chamomile

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Stand mixer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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