Namurrah Or Cream Of Wheat Cake
- 2 cups cream of wheat, uncooked
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups yogurt, plain
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup almonds, slivered or sliced
- 1 cup coconut, shredded (optional)
- For the Topping Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional) or 1/8 teaspoon orange essence (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Butter or grease a 9" x 13" pan and preheat oven to 425F (Note: Use an 8" x 8" pan for a half recipe).
- In a large bowl, stir dry ingredients, the cream of wheat, sugar, baking powder, until well combined--then add yogurt and vanilla (and coconut, if desired) and stir until thoroughly blended.
- Pour into prepared cake pan and sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake about 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While baking, heat 1 c sugar and 1/2 c water to boiling on stove and remove from heat after it boils for a minute or two--then stir in the lemon juice (and orange blossom water or essence).
- When cake is still warm, pour syrup over top.
- Serve warm or cold.
cream of wheat, sugar, yogurt, baking powder, vanilla, almonds, coconut, syrup, sugar, water, orange blossom water, lemon juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/namurrah-or-cream-of-wheat-cake-72469 (may not work)