Semolina Orange Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 small apples
• 2 eggs, small
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 orange, zest of
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 3/4 cup orange flavored yogurt (can also use plain)
• 150 g semolina (the fine variety)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground hazelnuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 6 tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 first quarter the apples. you can peel them, but i didnt find that necessary. core the quarters and cut a criss-cross pattern into their skins or if peeled into the backsides making sure not to cut all the way through. put aside.
• 2 for the dough cream eggs, sugar and salt for 5 minutes using an electric mixer. mix in honey, orange zest, butter and yogurt.
• 3 in a second bowl mix semolina, hazelnuts and baking powder. add this to the wet ingredients alternating with the orange juice.
• 4 pour dough into a paper-lined or greased brownie pan (rectangular 20 x 20 cm/8 x 8 in).
• 5 top with the apple quarters peel facing up. press them into the dough about half way down.
• 6 bake in the preheated oven at 190°c/375°f for about 40 minutes or until skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• 7 now make the syrup. in a small pot combine sugar, orange juice and honey. bring to a rolling boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• 8 poke the cake in several places using a wooden skewer. then spoon the hot syrup over the still warm cake.
• 9 allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
• 10 dust with powdered sugar before serving if you like.