Revani - Albanian Cake
Created by lazyme on February 25, 2020
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #34393
Ingredients
- For the Syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- For the Cake:
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups corn meal or semolina
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup pistachios crushed, for garnish
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, for garnish
- Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
- 1 lemon sliced, for garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: Make the syrup first so it has time to cool.
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Step 2: Bring to boil the sugar and water, stirring often, boil for approximately 10-15 minutes but watch it close, as soon as it starts to get thick take it off the burner and add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Let cool.
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Step 3: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Step 4: In a bowl, mix the eggs, yogurt, oil and sugar together.
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Step 5: Add in dry ingredients until well blended.
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Step 6: Pour into 9x12 greased pan.
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Step 7: Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
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Step 8: Cut into diamond shapes or squares.
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Step 9: Pour the syrup over the cake.
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Step 10: Garnish with pistachios, powdered sugar and twisted lemon slices.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (395.2 g)
- Calories 959.4
- Total Fat - 36.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
- Cholesterol - 452.8 mg
- Sodium - 600.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 135.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 77.4 g
- Protein - 25.4 g
- Calcium - 492.6 mg
- Iron - 4.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg