Galonbraman
Greek Cypriot Semolina cake with spiced syrup.
Galonbraman in Greek means ‘Good Thing’ and that is exactly what this cake is. Baked with semolina and ground almonds and then drenched in spiced syrup, if you have a sweet tooth this is certainly for you.
GALONBRAMAN
SERVES 8-10
PREP TIME: 5 MINS
COOKING TIME: 30-40 MINS
INGREDIENTS:
300 grams of Semolina
150 grams of sugar
200ml vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 tsp of baking powder
A few drops of vanilla extract
50 grams of Ground Almonds
A handful of flaked almonds
2 Tbsp of Milk
Spiced Syrup
150 grams of Sugar
200ml of water
3 Cloves
1 cinnamon stick
METHOD
Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees fan oven.
Start with the Syrup - add sugar, water, cloves and cinnamon to a saucepan and bring to the boil on a med-high heat. Continually stir at the start until sugar has dissolved. Then simmer for a few mins until the water starts to discolour and get slightly thicker. Leave to the side to cool.
Then for the Galonbrama, put all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Grease an oven proof cake tin, pour the mixture in and then sprinkle with flaked almonds. Place on the middle shelf of an oven for about 35-40 mins. When the cake is ready remove from the oven and whilst still warm pour over the syrup evenly and allow the syrup to soak in. Delicious…