The past two weekends, I hosted a seafood menu and the dessert that was served was my Revani syrup cake topped with a Maple Whisky Cream Sauce.
The inspiration comes from my many visits to Quebec, the world’s largest producer of maple syrup. They even have a maple whisky one can purchase from the SAQ (Liquor store). The first time I tried this beverage was at the Quebec Winter Fair.
Revani is a classic Greek sponge cake that’s finished with a syrup. Alone, revani is a great dessert (perhaps served ala mode) but topped with this velvety maple whisky cream sauce? Sublime.
Revani with Maple Whisky Cream Sauce
Course: Dessert12
servings30
minutes40
minutesIngredients
- Dry Ingredients
1 cup coarse semolina flour (you can use fine semolina)
1 cup all purpose flour
zest 1 lemon
2 Tbsp baking powder
- Wet Ingredients
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
6 large eggs
250 gr. full fat Yogurt/1 cup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Pre-heated 350F oven
- Syrup
3 cups water
3 cups sugar
1/2 lemon
- Maple Whisky Cream Sauce
1 1/2 cups heavy (35%) cream
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp. corn starch
1-2 or 3 Tbsp. of Whisky (to taste)
Directions
- You will need a 13 x 11 deep pan
- Add semolina, flour, zest, baking powder in a bowl, stir, set aside.
- To a mixer, add oil, sugar, vanilla and beat until white (about 5 minutes).
- Add eggs one at time then add yogurt and vanilla.
Slowly add dry ingredients to wet. - Grease your pan, empty batter in pan. Bang the pan a couple of times.
Place in preheated 350F oven for 35-40 mins. - Allow cake to cool.
- Meanwhile, add all syrup ingredients into a pot over medium heat, simmer 8 mins, turn off.
Reheat syrup if needed, use a ladle to pour over room temperature cake, allow to cool (ideally place in fridge overnight). Cut into pieces (square or diamond shape). - To make the maple whisky cream sauce, to a small pot add the cream, maple syrup and corn starch and whisk to incorporate. Now place the pot on your stovetop over medium heat. Whisk until thickened. Add the whisky, stir in and allow to cool.
- Spoon over your Revani sprinkle a bit of cinnamon and enjoy.
Recipe Video
Revani With Maple Whisky Cream SauceUploaded by Peter Minaki on 2021-12-07.
