Caramel-Topped Semolin
Martha and Dorie Greenspan prepare a light semolina cake with rich caramel sauce.
Caramel-Topped Semolina Cake
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Caramel-Topped Semolin
Martha and Dorie Greenspan prepare a light semolina cake with rich caramel...
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The Martha Stewart Show, December 2010
- Yield Serves 8
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Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup farina or Cream of Wheat
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup plump, moist golden raisins or other dried fruits cut into small pieces
For the Caramel
- Scant 1/2 cup sugar
- Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack set in the center.
- Make the cake: Place milk and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; immediately reduce heat and stir in farina. Cook according to package directions, stirring and adjusting heat as necessary, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and vanilla; let stand until cooled slightly, about 15 minutes.
- Make the caramel: Place an 8-inch round cake pan in oven to preheat. Place sugar, 1/4 cup water, and lemon juice in a small skillet or saucepan over high heat. Stir until sugar is moist and bring to a boil. As sugar begins to caramelize, carefully swirl pan to heat sugar evenly. Cook until sugar begins to turn dark amber in color, about 5 minutes. Remove cake pan from oven and pour caramel into pan, tilting pan to evenly coat; set aside.
- Stir eggs and raisins into farina mixture and pour into prepared cake pan. Transfer to oven and bake until firm, puffed up, and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.
- Invert a rimmed serving plate over cake pan and, working carefully (caramel will be very hot), turn pan over onto plate and lift it off; caramel will run down the sides of the cake. Let cake cool to room temperature before serving.
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I made this using cream of rice instead of farina, and chopped apricots in place of the raisins. It was delicious! I used a 9 inch cake pan and it came out kind of thin, so make sure you use the 8 inch one that the recipe calls for. It tastes even better the next day.