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This picture probably looks a lot like my photos of other baked goods I’ve posted here – yellow. And yes, I do have an obsession with lemon.
I need to improve my photography and presentation skills, ahem.
However, don’t let that deter you from trying this easy to make cake I found in a Greek cookbook I bought years ago.
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Lemon and Yogurt Semolina Cake
Author: Alison Lee
Recipe type: Cake
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- ½ cup/ 125g butter, softened
- ¼ cup/ 175g caster (superfine) sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup/ 8 oz/ 250g fine farina (semolina, cream of wheat)
- 2 tsp/ 10g baking powder
- 1 cup/ 8 oz/ 250g ground almonds
- 1 cup/ 8 oz/ 250g raisins
- ½ cup/ 4 oz/ 125g flaked almonds
- 1 scant cup/ 7 oz/ 200g yogurt
- For the syrup:
- 1 cup/ 8 oz/ 250g caster (superfine) sugar
- ½ cup/ 4fl oz/ 250ml lemon juice
- ½ cup/ 4 fl oz/ 250ml honey
- 1 cup/ 8 oz 250 ml whipping cream, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/ 180°C.
- Grease an 8in/ 20cm cake pan, and line with paper.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and lemon zest. Using an electric beater, cream butter, sugar and zest until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Fold in semolina, baking powder and ground almonds. Add raisins, almonds and yogurt, light fold in.
- Pour mixture into prepared cake pan and bake for 35-45 minutes (or until cake is lightly browned on top).
- To make the syrup, combine sugar, lemon juice and honey in a small saucepan. Cook on a low heat for 15-20 minutes, or the liquid thickens into a syrup.
- Using a metal skewer, poke holes in the cake at regular intervals. Cook syrup slightly, then pour over the cake so that it absorbs the syrup. Serve with whipped cream.
Notes
I made the cake without the raisins (my husband doesn’t like them) and flaked almonds (I don’t like them), but the cake tastes awesome anyway. Oh, and neither of us like whipped cream either. Yeah, when do I ever follow a recipe to the T?
Right before writing this, I ate the cake after taking the photo above, with a cup of hot tea. Ahem.
Make it and enjoy!
Want to come over for tea?
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I was wondering where the raisins were! The cake looks AMAZING! I love citrus in baked goods!
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Personally, I would have LOVED the raisins in the cake – alas, I bake for more than just me!
I was just about to leave a sad sad comment that we can’t eat that since my oldest has a stupid nut allergy…
but yay! Now I know it doesn’t matter
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There is ground almond in the recipe – check first okay?
Wow, looks so yum. I love to bake and will definitely try this recipe. My son loves to “help” me, he is the stirrer, so it will be a family event. Thank you and try some more baking recipes, looks like you did a good job momma!
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Thank you so much! Have fun baking, doing it with kids is so much fun!
I hate baking but that picture and my own obsession with lemon makes me want to bake that cake. Thanks!
Give it a go, it’s real easy!
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Everything is BETTER w/ Lemon, Mama, A.
This looks Yummmmmy & Lemony!!
Now, All I need is a glass of Merlot to wash it down with. Xx
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I agree, Kim!
Yes please! Dash of milk, one sugar and 3 pieces of cake please. Much obliged.
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See you at 4pm on Saturday?
This looks yummy and it shouts ‘MUST TRY!’
You are looking good too Alison!
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Thanks Catheryn!
As it so happens I have an excess of yoghurt in my refigerator…
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Time to bake!
This sounds absolutely delicious, Alison!
(I, too, love all that is yellow, and all that is lemon! Yum!)
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This looks DELISH!!! I’ve gotta make this! Pinning…NOW!
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I love your foodie Fridays!! And I’m with you about the almonds, I’d leave those out too.
Happy Friday
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Aw, thanks Jen!! Hope you had a fab weekend!
That looks REALLY good! I also love lemon and was thinking that you liked lemon a lot, too. I laughed when I saw your comment about your obsession with it. This kind of looks like cornbread. Really, really good cornbread. I will have to try it!
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I am totally obsessed with lemon – I believe it makes everything better! Do try it!
Girl I’m beginning to think you have a love infatuation with lemon!
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Hah, you can tell?
Yum! Im trying this for sure. I love lemon cakes
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Yay, do try!
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This looks TO DIE FOR! I’m having a real sweet craving tonight! Your food photography skills are up to par because I feel like I could bite into this cake right now…
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Thanks Devon, that’s awfully nice of you to say!
Yes! I would love to come over for tea! I like all thing lemon-y, too! I can’t wait to give this a try. So do you find that you’re baking more with this pregnancy? I remember baking a lot in the beginning of my pregnancy, but then nausea from all sugary smells prevented me from continuing.
It was fun while it lasted, however.
Yes I totally bake more when pregnant!! It’s like a substitute for nesting, which I totally don’t feel
Looks delish! I would love to come over for tea and this cake! I love that you didn’t put in the raisins. I don’t think I’d like it with them in there.
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I would love to have you over for tea! This recipe has a really good base so taking out one or two ingredients totally did not hurt its taste.
Looks so moist! Kinda also looks like cornbread, but I bet way tastier!
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It was pretty moist! I haven’t had cornbread before (I know, what??) but this cake was DELISH.
I’m not a huge lemon fan, but George is. I also tried Indian food for the first time last week and they served a semolina style dessert. Pretty frickin’ good.
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Anything with semolina in it is a good dessert in my books! (and I LOVE Indian food!)
Mmm, I love lemon!
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So interesting. It looks dense, which is a good thing.
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It is dense, which is why the syrup is essential -gets all the yummy honey goodness in there and helps keep it moist.
I would skip the raisins and almonds if I made this.
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Great minds….
Oh, yes.
So perfect with coffee.
Beautiful pictures, Alison.
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Oh it is yummy with coffee or tea. And thank you!