Best 7 Greek Semolina Cake With Syrup Recipes

SAMALI: TRADITIONAL GREEK SEMOLINA CAKE IN SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F, 180 °C.
• Prepare the Cake Batter:
• Grease a 10-inch round baking pan (or a 9 by 13-inch pan) with melted butter.
• Combine all of the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Whisk the dry ingredients together and add them to the wet ingredients. Whisk together until incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, cover with a kitchen towel and set aside for 1 hour so that the semolina grains soften and absorb the liquid.
• Make the Syrup by combining the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Stir together and bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the rose water. Set aside to cool.
• Scour the cake into pieces and place a blanched almond in the center of each piece.
• Bake in the center rack of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and cut the slices all the way through.
• Pour all of the syrup over the cake and set aside at room temperature to allow the cake to absorb it. Wrap the cake pan in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
• This step will ensure that the syrup is properly dispersed throughout the cake.
• Transfer the cake slices to a serving plate and serve with some ice cream or whipped cream. Lightly sweetened mascarpone cream will also go great with this dessert. Warm up a cup of tea and Enjoy!

SAMALI RECIPE (EXTRA SYRUPY GREEK SEMOLINA CAKE WITH MASTIC)

Steps:

• To prepare this Greek semolina cake recipe (samali), use pestle or a blender to ground the masticha, along with a pinch of sugar and set aside. (Mastic will give Greek semolina cake its distinctive taste and amazing smell. But be careful not to add any more mastic than this samali recipe calls for, as it will leave a slightly bitter taste to your Greek semolina cake).
• Place the yogurt in a bowl and add the baking soda. Blend to combine and set aside. In another bowl add the semolina, sugar, ground mastic and baking powder and blend with a spoon to combine. Add the yogurt mixture in the semolina mixture and whisk until the mixture is smooth and all the ingredients combine.
• For this Greek semolina cake recipe (samali) you will need a large baking pan, approx. 38*28cm. Butter the bottom and sides of the pan and pour in the mixture. The mixture for this Greek semolina cake is a little bit tight (not liquid) so even out the surface of the samali using a wet spatula.
• Cover the samali (Greek semolina cake) with a towel and let it rest for 3 hours.
• Using a knife score the Greek semolina cake into little individual pieces and garnish with blanched almonds. Bake the samali in preheated oven at 180C for 35-40 minutes, until nicely coloured and cooked through.
• In the meantime prepare the syrup for the Greek semolina cake. In a small pot add all the ingredients for the syrup and bring to the boil. Let the syrup boil for 2-3 minutes, until the sugar was dissolved and the syrup has slightly thickened. Set aside to cool.
• Turn the cake out of the oven and using a cooking brush, brush the top with the melted butter. Ladle slowly the cold syrup over the hot samali cake, allowing each ladle of syrup to be absorbed, before ladling again. Allow time for the syrup to be absorbed. Let the samali cake cool down completely before serving.
• Serve this extra syrupy Greek semolina cake with a full spoon of kaimaki or vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

SEMOLINA YOGURT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F / 177°C
• Lightly grease an 8"x8" (20 cm x 20 cm) baking dish with cooking spray or lightly rub it with cooking oil.
• Make syrup: Combine water and 3/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil for 1 minute to fully dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice (if using). Set aside to cool completely.
• Make the cake: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and 1/2 cup sugar until sugar dissolves. Add yogurt and vegetable oil and whisk again until evenly combined. Add semolina, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir just until everything is combined (do not overmix). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake: Bake until the center of the cake is set and the edges are golden brown and start to pull away from the sides, 30 to 34 minutes. (Note: Gently press on the cake in the center to be sure that it has cooked all the way through - it should have a springy but firm texture.)
• Add syrup: Remove the cake from the oven and slowly pour the syrup over top, making sure to pour syrup evenly over the entire surface. (Note: much of the syrup will drip down the sides which is fine. The cake will absorb the syrup from the bottom as it sits.)
• Let the cake cool completely before slicing and serving. (The cake is also great served chilled. If not serving immediately, store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)

REVANI (GREEK CAKE USING SEMOLINA)

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.

SEMOLINA CAKE SOAKED WITH LEMON SYRUP (REVANI)

Steps:

• Butter and coat with fine dry breadcrumbs a 9 x 9 inch Pyrex pan.
• Set oven rack in the middle of the oven; preheat to 350°.
• Whisk eggs and ½ cup sugar by hand in the bowl of an electric mixer.
• Place the bowl on the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; whip the mixture on high speed until pale and thickened, about 4 minutes.
• While the eggs are whipping, stir the semolina and remaining ½ cup sugar together in a medium mixing bowl; stir in the sour cream.
• Dissolve the baking soda in the brandy in a small cup and stir into the semolina mixture; add in the orange zest and butter, stir to combine.
• When the egg mixture is ready, fold it into the semolina batter with a large rubber spatula.
• Scrape the cake batter into the prepared pan; smooth the top.
• Bake cake for about 30 minutes, or until it is well risen and deep golden and a pick comes out clean.
• Cool the cake on a rack for 10 minutes.
• While the cake is cookng, prepare the syrup: stir together all the ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat; let the syrup boil gently for 5 minutes.
• While the syrup is cooling, score the cake into 2 inch diamonds or rectangles with the point of a sharp knife, cutting about 1 inch into the cake.
• After the syrup is cooked, remove the lemon half from the syrup and slowly pour the syrup all over the top of the cake so that it is evenly absorbed.
• Cool completely.
• Serve: cut through the scoring marks completely with a sharp knife; use a flexible spatula to first loosen each piece of cake, then remove it from the pan.
• Only the first piece is difficult and may break slightly, the rest should come out easily.
• Storage: keep the cake pan covered with plastic wrap at a cool room temperature.

KALO PRAMA - GREEK SEMOLINA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Step 1 Kalo Prama Cake Mixture: Step 2 In a large mixing bowl crack open the 4 eggs and whisk. Step 3 Add the sugar, milk, all the vegetable oil, baking powder and rose water then whisk together, finally add 500g semolina & mix well again. Step 4 Pour the mixture into a deep baking tray (you want the mixture to be about 3 inches deep give or take). Step 5 Place the half almonds in rows across the mixture Step 6 place in pre-heated oven at 170c FAN for 30-40 minutes or until golden (test with a knife - insert into center of dish should remove clean). Leave to cool slightly. Step 7 Sugar Syrup Method: Step 8 While the cake is cooking make the sugar syrup. Step 9 In a saucepan add the 3 cups sugar, boiling water, lemon juice, rose water and cinnamon sticks. Step 10 Bring to boil then simmer for around 10 mins - you don't want this to be very thick (the traditional method to test if done is to put your open palm in the steam and when it feels sticky it's done). Step 11 When the cake is done, and while still warm, cut the kalo prama into diamonds or squares (about 2×2 inches) and pour over the syrup and leave to soak for a couple of hours. Step 12 This tastes great when still slightly warm or at room temperature for days later...

GREEK SEMOLINA CAKE WITH ORANGE SYRUP (REVANI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside.
• Mix the flour, semolina, and baking powder in a medium bowl.
• Using an electric mixer , cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. With the mixer running, add the egg yolks one by one. Continue mixing until the batter turns light yellow. Add the vanilla extract and lemon zest .
• With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in 3 batches alternating with the milk.
• Clean the beaters well and beat the egg whites in a separate bowl with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form.
• Using a spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the batter until just combined. Don't mix too much, or you will "flatten" your egg whites.
• Pour the batter into the pan, level with a spatula, and bake for 45 minutes or until the cake is a nice golden color.
• Add the water, sugar, and orange zest to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the lemon juice and cool.
• While the cake is still warm, cover it with the syrup. When the cake cools, you can sprinkle with some powdered sugar , cinnamon, and almonds, if using.