Tukish Semolina Cake Recipe

Recipe Ingredients

Vegetable oil 1 glass
Yogurt 1 glass
Semolina 2 glass
Sugar 1/2 glass
Vanilla sugar 1 pack
Backing powder 1 tsp
Eggs 3
Cherries 1 tin or nuts (optional)
For Sugar Syrup:
Sugar 2, 1/2 glass
Water 2, 1/2 glass
Lemon juice of 1
*Use the same glass for the entire recipe*

Recipe Method

For Cake:
Beat together sugar and eggs till creamy.
Mix in yogurt and oil.
Gradually add rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Grease a cake pan with some oil and pour the cake batter in it.
Bake for 20 - 30 min at 190 C. (check after 20 minutes if the cake is ready)
For Sugar Syrup:
Cook together sugar, lemon juice and water til done.
Pour the sugar syrup on cake and let it absorb.
Garnish with cherries or nuts, cut in squares and enjoy.