Orange Semolina Cake (Greek)

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Ingredients

• 125g butter
• ½ cup caster sugar
• 
1½ tablespoon grated orange rind
• 
2 eggs
• 
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (optional)
• 
1 cup semolina
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup ground almonds
• whole blanched almonds for decorating
• 1 cup yoghurt
• 2 oranges, peeled and cut to small pieces

Syrup:

• 
½ cup caster sugar
• 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line 20cm round tin.
2. Cream butter, sugar and orange rind until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly. Stir in orange liqueur if using.
3. Combine semolina, baking powder and ground almonds and fold lightly into creamed mixture. Turn mixture into tin and arrange whole almonds on top.
4. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
5. Prepare syrup: place sugar and orange juice in saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cool slightly before pouring over cake
6. Remove cake from oven and pour prepared syrup over hot cake. Allow to cool in tin, then remove.
7. Serve cake with yoghurt topped with orange pieces.