Ravani (cream Of Wheat Cake)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 7 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1/2 cup farina (cream of wheat)
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 10 whole cloves
• 3 tablespoons grand marnier

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with 1/2 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in the egg yolks 1 at a time.
• 4 add the vanilla and orange rind.
• 5 stir in the flour, farina and almonds.
• 6 beat the egg whites until stiff.
• 7 gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar, until meringue is very stiff.
• 8 fold into the batter along with the baking powder.
• 9 turn the batter into a greased 10"x14" baking pan.
• 10 bake for 35-40 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
• 11 cool to room temperature in the pan.
• 12 make the syrup by combining water, lemon juice, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a small saucepan.
• 13 place over medium heat.
• 14 bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
• 15 strain and discard spices.
• 16 add grand marnier.
• 17 spoon a little of syrup over each serving.