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Recipe Ingredient
- 250g butter
- 130g castor sugar
- 170g semolina
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/8 tsp rose essence
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp brandy
- 8 egg yolks
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp castor sugar
- 55g self-raising flour, sifted
Instructions
- Line a 22cm square cake tin with greased baking paper.
- Fry semolina in a dry wok for 8-10 minutes. Dish out and leave to cool.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add semolina and continue to beat until well mixed. Add essences, salt and brandy. Add egg yolks, two at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff. Add to creamed mixture and fold in sifted flour to mix.
- Turn mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven at 170°C for one hour or until golden brown and cooked through when tested with a skewer.
