Syrup Cake – "Ravani"

½ pound butter or margarine

6 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 cup farina (cream of wheat)

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking powder

3 ounces roasted slivered almonds


Syrup:

2 ½ cups sugar

2 ½ cups water

1 tablespoon lemon juice


Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 to 6 minutes.
Let it cool.
Beat butter or margarine with an electric mixer.
Add eggs and sugar. Beat for 4 to 5 minutes.
Mix flour and farina and add to mixture.
Add vanilla extract, lemon extract, and baking powder.
Pour batter into a 10x14 pan and bake for ½ hour at 325 degrees in
oven or until golden brown.
Remove ravani from oven and immediately cut it into strips of two
inches in width.
Pour cool syrup all over hot ravani.
Cover ravani with a towel and let it stay overnight.
When ready to serve, cut ravani into diamond shapes and decorate with
roasted slivered almonds.

Mrs. Anna Kumas

Newport News, Virginia