All Year · June 27, 2026

Revani (Semolina Cake).

Name: Revani (Semolina Cake)
Yield: 12 pieces
Ingredients: Cake: 1 cup semolina, 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 eggs, 1 cup plain yogurt, 100 g melted butter, 1 packet baking powder, 1 packet vanilla; Syrup: 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 1 tbsp lemon juice; To serve: desiccated coconut or crushed pistachio

A classic Turkish semolina cake soaked in lemon syrup — moist, light and delicately sweet.

Time: 50 min
Serves: 12 pieces
Season: All Year
Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

8 Steps

Prepare the syrup: boil sugar, water and lemon juice for 10 minutes; cool completely.
Beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Mix in yogurt, melted butter and vanilla.
Fold in semolina, flour and baking powder.
Pour into a greased 30×20 cm tray.
Bake at 180°C for 30–35 minutes until golden.
Pour cooled syrup over the hot revani straight from the oven.
Once absorbed, garnish with coconut or pistachio and cut into diamonds.

Hazel's Note

Hot cake + cold syrup is the rule — same-temperature combinations make the cake waterlogged.

Desserts · All Year · Easy · revani · tatlı · şerbetli tatlı · irmik · türk tatlısı

Revani (Semolina Cake).

Instructions

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