Revani Macedonian Syrup Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Syrup: boil ingredients.
• Melt butter and sugar and beat for 5 minutes, then add eggs one by one mixing in between.
• Mix flour and semolina and add to egg mixture gradually.
• Pour into greased pan, and bake 40-45 minutes at 400 degrees.
• When baked, cut into diamond shapes and pour syrup over the cake (make sure the syrup and the cake are both hot).
• Crushed walnuts may be sprinkled on top of the mixture before baking or lemon or orange rind may be added to the mixture before cooking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Butter and flour a 13 X 9 inch pyrex baking pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
• In large electric mixer bowl, beat egg whites until frothy.
• Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Continue beating until very stiff and glossy.
• Set meringue aside.
• Beat egg yolks, remaining sugar, and butter until very light and fluffy.
• Add orange rind and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients alternately (slowly, on a low speed) with orange juice and semolina until incorporated.
• Fold in meringue.
• Turn into prepared pan and sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until it tests done.
• Cool.
• For syrup: Boil sugar, water and cinnamon stick for 8 minutes.
• Add brandy and remove cinnamon stick.
• Pour hot syrup over cooled cake.
• Cool and cut into squares.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.