Semolina Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups semolina
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup blanched and chopped almonds
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 lemon

Recipe

• 1 beat the butter with the sugar.
• 2 add the eggs and continue beating, until frothy.
• 3 then add the semolina, the cinnamon and the almonds.
• 4 mix them well, until mixture is not lumpy.
• 5 spread the mixture evenly in a buttered pan and bake in a medium oven for 30 minutes.
• 6 then remove the cake from the oven and cut it into square shaped pieces, while it is still in the pan.
• 7 in the meantime prepare the syrup as follows: in a pot, boil the sugar, the water and the lemon juice for 10 minutes.
• 8 pour the syrup, scalding hot, over the cake, while the cake is still lukewarm.