Coconut "Ravani"
Ok, a difficult day for me (2 of may) has passed and life gets it's rhythm again. So, what's best than trying my favorite Greek cake? Coconut "Ravani" or Coconut semolina moist cake :)
Do you remember the recipe for ravani? If not, time to revise it ...
Find today a slightly different version that is one of my favorite Greek cakes with flaked coconut.
Ingredients1 cup of sugar
1 cup of self-raising flour + 1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 cup of semolina
1 cup of flaked coconut
6 eggs
1/3 cup of milk
For the syrup:
3 cups of water
2 cups of sugar
lemon zest
1 cup of butter
Procedure for the cake
Whisk the sugar with the eggs until they get whiten and thick, adding little by little the milk. Mix in another bowl the rest of the ingredients and add them slowly to the mixture.
Empty in an oven dish that you have buttered well before.
Bake for about 30-35min.
Cut it in medium diamond shaped parts. Leave it to cool and start preparing the syrup.
Procedure for the syrup
Boil all the ingredients in a small casserole apart from the butter for about 5-6min. At the end, add the butter and mix until it is melted completely and integrated in it.
Pour slowly on the cake all over until all the syrup is absorbed in the cake.
Add the extra flaked coconut on top to decorate the cake. Leave it to rest for a few hours, ideally serve it the next day.
Store it covered in the fridge. Every day that passes it gets even better, yummy :)
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