Shammali

Description
Yoghurt, almond and semolina cake

Ingredients

 * 1 glass cooking oil
 * half glass sugar
 * 3 eggs
 * 2 glasses semolina (fine or coarse)
 * 1 glass self raising flour
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 1 glass milk (you might need less or a little more)
 * about 2 tablespoons roasted split almonds
 * optional: 1 teaspoon almond essence

Syrup

 * 3 glasses water
 * 2 and a half glasses sugar
 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

 * 1) Make the syrup first: bring the ingredients to the boil, simmer gently for about 20 minutes, leave to cool.
 * 2) Thoroughly whisk all the ingredients for the bake (less the flaked almonds) to a thick batter like consistency (like a sponge cake mixture) - add the milk gradually, stopping when the raw cake mixture is smooth enough.
 * 3) Place mixture in greased tin and sprinkle the almonds on the top.
 * 4) Bake in medium oven (200 c) for about 60 minutes.
 * 5) Until the top is golden brown and the cake shrinks slightly from the sides of the tin.
 * 6) Pour cold syrup over hot cake, leave to cool and cut in squares for serving.