Ravani or Shamali (Semolina Cake)

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~ Cake ingredients:   ~ 1/2 a cup of corn oil ~ 1/2 a cup of rose water ~ 1/4 cup of peeled split almonds ~ 1/2 a tsp of baking powder ~ 1/2 a tsp of vanilla powder ~ 2 cups of semolina ~ 1 cup of sugar ~ 1 cup of yogurt
~ Syrup ingredients:   ~ 1 cup of water ~ 1 cup of sugar ~ 1 tbsp of lemon juice

 

~ Place the semolina in a bowl with oil and mix well. ~ Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the almonds and mix well. ~ Pour all the mixture in an oiled pan, decorate the top with the slit almonds and bake in medium heat for about an hour until is golden brown. ~ In the meantime until the cake is cooked, place all the ingredients for the syrup in a sauce pan and boil for about 10 minutes. ~ After the cake is cooked and before it cools down pour the syrup over it and let it cool down before serving. ~ Good luck and enjoy.