Ravani Or Revani Recipes

Steps:

• Beat the butter along with a cupful of sugar.
• Add the egg yokes one by one, along with the orange peel.
• Keep beating, add the flour, the baking powder and some milk and stir well.
• Beat the white of the eggs separately and add to the mix along with the semolina.
• Butter a baking pan and pour the mix into it.
• Bake in medium oven for~40 minutes.
• During this time, prepare the sirup: Boil the rest of the sugar in~1 1/2 cup of water.
• Add the lemon juice, boil for about another 5 minutes and pour over the ravani while it is still hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Butter and flour a 13 X 9 inch pyrex baking pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
• In large electric mixer bowl, beat egg whites until frothy.
• Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Continue beating until very stiff and glossy.
• Set meringue aside.
• Beat egg yolks, remaining sugar, and butter until very light and fluffy.
• Add orange rind and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients alternately (slowly, on a low speed) with orange juice and semolina until incorporated.
• Fold in meringue.
• Turn into prepared pan and sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until it tests done.
• Cool.
• For syrup: Boil sugar, water and cinnamon stick for 8 minutes.
• Add brandy and remove cinnamon stick.
• Pour hot syrup over cooled cake.
• Cool and cut into squares.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.