Ravanija

Ingredients

 * 5 eggs
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 2 cups flour
 * 1 cup desiccated coconut
 * 1 cup milk
 * 1 sachet or 2 tsp baking powder
 * a few drops of vanilla extract

Syrup

 * 2½ cups of water
 * 2½ cups of sugar
 * cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) With the mixer we beat up the eggs with the sugar for about 5-6 minutes until they become a thick substance.
 * 2) Then we add one by one the rest of the ingredients and we continue to beat up until we have a smooth - not very thick dough.
 * 3) We spread some butter in a baking tray, we put the dough in the baking tray and we put it in the oven for 45 minutes approx.
 * 4) (150-175 °C, gas mark 6) until it becomes brown on the top.
 * 5) Then, we let it cool down while we prepare the syrup.
 * 6) We put the water, the sugar and the cinnamon in a pan and we let them come to the boil.
 * 7) We let them boil for about 5 minutes or until the syrup starts thickening.
 * 8) We take the pan of the hob and we soak the "ravanija" with the syrup, making sure that it covers the whole sponge.
 * 9) We sprinkle some more desiccated coconut on the top and we let it cool down before we serve it.