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Orange Semolina Cake Dessert
60 min total20 prep40 cook10 servings320 cal
VegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
Moist Mediterranean orange semolina cake soaked in citrus syrup. A fragrant dessert perfumed with orange blossom and served with thick yogurt.
Ingredients
pantry
- 2 cupfine semolina
- 0.5 cupall-purpose flour
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 1 tspbaking powder
- 0.25 cuphoney
dairy
- 0.5 cupunsalted butter
- 4eggs
- 0.5 cupplain yogurt
produce
- 0.5 cuporange juice
- 2 tbsporange zest
Steps
- Cream butter and sugar until light; beat in eggs one at a time.
- Mix semolina, flour, baking powder, and zest.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet with yogurt and orange juice.
- Pour into a greased pan and bake at 350°F (175°C) 35–40 minutes.
- Simmer orange juice, honey, and extra zest into a syrup.
- Poke holes in warm cake with a skewer.
- Pour syrup evenly over cake and let absorb.
- Cool completely before slicing; serve with yogurt.
Tips
- Use fine semolina for a tender crumb.
- Pour syrup over warm cake for maximum absorption.
- Orange zest in both cake and syrup doubles the citrus aroma.
- Rest cake overnight for the best texture.
