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sweet Semolina Cake

Directions

• Making the sugar syrup
  
• ​​Place the sugar & water in a saucepan on high heat
  
• Stir together until the sugar dissolves
  
• Reduce the heat
  
• Add the lemon juice & stir
  
• Add the orange blossom & stir
  
• Turn off the heat
• ​Making the cake batter
  
• ​Sift the semolina, flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar all together
  
• ​Add the eggs & sugar to a mixer and mix all together
  
• ​Add the vegetable oil & coconut
  
• Gradually add the flour mixture & milk
• Preheat oven 350F/180C
  
• ​Spray non stick spray in a 30cm  round baking pan
  
• ​Pour the batter in the pan
  
• ​Spread evenly
  
• ​​Using a knive cut the batter & divide into 8 triangles
  
• Place blanched almonds on the batter
• Cut into the batter to make a circle
  
• ​Bake in the oven for 40 mins middle shelf
  
• Cut the outline again
  
• ​Pour the sugar syrup on top
  
• ​​Let it sit for 15-20 minutes
  
• Place a cooling rack on top of the pan & FLIP!
  
• ​Place a dish on top......FLIP!
  

Ingredients

Cake Batter

​1 cup Fine Semolina
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
9gms Vanilla Sugar

1/2 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut
1/2 cup Sugar
2 Eggs (room temperature)
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Milk

Sugar Syrup

1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Water
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Orange Blossom Water

Blanched almonds​