Semolina pistachio cake with lemon syrup

Semolina pistachio cake with lemon syrup

A beautiful and  textured  syrup cake that finishes off on a zesty note! Try this Semolina pistachio cake with lemon syrup this weekend as the perfect Sunday bake. 

SERVES 12 / PREP TIME 25 min / COOK TIME 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 150 g butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp finely grated lemon rind
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup semolina flour
• ¾ cup self-raising flour
• ⅓ cup coarsely chopped pistachios

LEMON SYRUP

• 1 cup caster sugar
• ½ cup water
• ⅓ cup lemon juice

METHOD
PREHEAT oven to 180℃. Grease and line a 20cm ring pan.

COMBINE butter, vanilla, lemon rind and sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well in between each addition. Sift in the flours and fold through. 

SPOON mixture into pan and smooth over. Scatter pistachios over the top.

BAKE for 40 minutes until lightly golden. Set aside to cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

LEMON SYRUP

ADD syrup ingredients to a pot over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and cook for 4 minutes without stirring until slightly thick.

ASSEMBLE

USING a skewer, prick holes ¾ down the cake. Pour syrup over surface and allow to soak into the cake.

<FOOD TEAM TIP> Enjoy this cake on the day of baking for the perfect zesty treat.

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Semolina pistachio cake with lemon syrup

Serves: Serves 4

Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 150 g butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp finely grated lemon rind
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup semolina flour
• ¾ cup self-raising flour
• ⅓ cup coarsely chopped pistachios
• Lemon syrup
• 1 cup caster sugar
• ½ cup water
• ⅓ cup lemon juice

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180℃. Grease and line a 20cm ring pan.

2

Combine butter, vanilla, lemon rind and sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well in between each addition. Sift in the flours and fold through. 

3

Spoon mixture into pan and smooth over. Scatter pistachios over the top.

4

Bake for 40 minutes until lightly golden. Set aside to cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

For the lemon syrup

5

Add syrup ingredients to a pot over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and cook for 4 minutes without stirring until slightly thick.

To assemble

6

Using a skewer, prick holes ¾ down the cake. Pour syrup over surface and allow to soak into the cake.

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