Ingredients

• For Cake:
• fine semolina (chiroti rava) - 1.5 cup
• butter - ½ cup
• powdered sugar - ½ cup
• powdered cashew nuts - ½ cup
• baking powder - 2 tsp
• eggs - 2
• almond essence - few drops
• orange juice - 5 tbsp
• orange rind - 2 tbsp
• For Syrup:
• sugar - 1 cup
• water - 150 ml
• cinnamon powder - ½ tsp
• orange juice - 150 ml
• lime juice - 2 tbsp

How to Make Semolina Cake

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in orange rind and juice.
• Beat in the eggs and essence.
• Add semolina, cashew powder, and baking powder. Stir to mix.
• Place in greased deep ring mould and bake at 220 degrees centigrade for 10 mins.
• Reduce temperature to 180 degrees centigrade and bake till done (25 mins approx.).
• Meanwhile, prepare the syrup.
• When the cake is done, allow to cool in tin for 10 mins.
• Invert on to a plate.
• When it is warm, pour the syrup over it.