Ravani

Ρεβανί · With Butter

⚠ PARTIAL RECONSTRUCTION The ingredients, syrup, and method are all from the original handwriting. Only the baking time and temperature were added by AI, as they were not specified in the original. This recipe uses phoneticized English (“sticks,” “baking powder,” “self-rising flour”), clearly written by someone cooking with American ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 2½ sticks unsalted butter
  • 7 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons vanilla (likely vanillin packets — 3 packets)
  • 1 small glass club soda
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

For the syrup:

  • 2½ cups sugar
  • 4 cups water

Method

Separate the eggs. Beat the whites to a stiff meringue. In another bowl, cream the butter with the sugar until white and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time. Add a little syrup, the vanilla, and the club soda.

Sift the two flours together with the baking powder. Fold the flour mixture and the meringue alternately into the butter mixture — gently, so the whites don’t collapse.

Pour into a greased, floured pan.

AI addition: Bake at 180°C / 350°F for about 35–45 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean and the top is golden.

For the syrup, boil the sugar and water for about 10 minutes. Pour over the cake while it is still warm.

Only the baking temperature and time are AI-added. Everything else is from the original handwriting, which uses phoneticized English for American ingredient names.

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