This Easy Revani Cake Recipe Soaked In Lemon Syrup Is a Popular Mediterranean Dessert Cakes/Cupcakes Desserts Turkish Recipes Mediterranean Diet Recipes Greek Recipes Middle Eastern Recipes Low Sodium Recipes Fruit

Love lemon cakes and lemon desserts? Revani is a moist cake made with semolina flour and soaked in a lemon-infused simple syrup. The classic cake is popular in Turkey, Greece, the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

To make this easy Mediterranean dessert cake recipe you will need the following ingredients from your fridge and pantry: granulated sugar, vanilla extract, fresh lemons (read about the health benefits of lemons), honey, eggs, butter, fine semolina flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt.

Serve this delicious lemon cake recipe for dessert after dinner or as a sweet snack to energize you during the day. You can keep the cake recipe simple and not add anything to the top. Some like to add shredded coconut, lemon zest, almonds or pistachios to decorate the cake. While lemon is the typical flavoring, you could use lime, orange or whatever citrus you enjoy (grapefruit would be refreshing).

Cuisine: Turkish / Greece / Middle Eastern / Mediterranean
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 to 35 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients

Lemon Syrup

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 cup honey

Cake 

• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup fine semolina flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• dash of salt

Here's how to make it:

1. To make the syrup, combine al the ingredients in a saucepot. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool. 
2. To make the cake, add the eggs and sugar to a mixing bowl. With an electric mixer, beat until it triples in volume and is fluffy and pale, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and vanilla. Mix well. 
3. In another bowl, combine the flour, semolina, baking powder and salt. 
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just combined. (For even more lemon flavor, add grated lemon zest.)
5. Pour the batter into a 9-inch round baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
6. Poke the hot cake all over with a toothpick. Pour the syrup over the cake. Let the cake cool about 1 hour before inverting onto a serving plate. 

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