Sugee Suji Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Sugee Suji Cake

• Unsalted Butter
• Caster Sugar
• 120ml milk
• 150g semolina flour (sugee)
• 4 large eggs
• Egg Yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• All Purpose Flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 50g ground almonds
• Almonds

How to Make Sugee Suji Cake

1. Cream together 120g softened butter and 120g granulated sugar for 1 minute using a stand mixer.
2. Add 120ml milk and 150g semolina flour (sugee).
3. Mix until well combined.
4. Cover the mixture and set aside for 1 hour.
5. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
6. Grease and flour a 7-inch round cake tin.
7. Line the bottom of the tin with parchment paper.
8. In a separate bowl, beat 4 large eggs and 4 large egg yolks until light and frothy.
9. Gradually add 120g granulated sugar to the egg mixture.
10. Beat for 5 minutes until thick and pale.
11. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
12. In a separate bowl, sift together 150g all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
13. Add 50g ground almonds and 50g chopped almonds to the dry ingredients.
14. Gently fold in the dry ingredients.
15. Add half of the egg mixture to the butter mixture and fold gently until just combined.
16. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and fold gently.
17. Repeat steps 15 and 16 with the remaining egg and flour mixtures. Do not overmix.
18. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
19. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
20. Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.