How to make Revani dessert?
Revani is one of the desserts in Turkish cuisine. It is a dessert invented by palace chefs in honor of the conquest of Armenia and Yerevan during the Ottoman period, and named 'Revani' due to the victory in Yerevan.
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Revani dessert is referred to as sponge cake or yogurt dessert in some places. It is a syrup-soaked dessert.
The recipe for revani is included in the first printed cookbook, Melceü’t-Tabbâhîn.
REVANİ DESSERT INGREDIENTS
For the cake;
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup semolina
- 1 cup flour
- 1 packet vanilla
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 tea glass vegetable oil
For the syrup;
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups sugar
- Half a lemon's juice
HOW TO PREPARE REVANİ DESSERT?
- First, the syrup is prepared. For the syrup, sugar and water are placed in a pot and boiled. After it boils, half a lemon's juice is added, it is boiled for another 1-2 minutes, and the heat is turned off.
- For the cake, eggs and sugar are placed in a mixing bowl and whisked thoroughly.
- Then, vegetable oil, yogurt, and semolina are added and whisked.
- Finally, flour, baking powder, and vanilla are added and whisked well.
- The cake batter is poured into a greased baking dish.
- It is baked in a 170-degree oven for approximately 30 minutes until the top is golden brown.
- The cake, having lost its initial heat, is cut into slices, and the cooled syrup is poured over the hot cake.
- After resting for 1-2 hours, it is decorated with whipped cream, coconut, or pistachios, etc., as desired, and served.