HALVAS ......SEMOLINA AND ALMOND CAKE

Halvas is the name of rich blocks of sesame seeds but it is also the name of this orange and lemon flavoured semolina cake .......
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C..
Grease and line a 9'- 23 cm cake pan with baking paper .
Now  beat together  225 gm of softened butter / marg with 225 gm of castor sugar in a large bowl, until light and fluffy .
Separate the 6 eggs .
Add 6 egg yolks ( 1 at a time ) , beating really well after each addition .
Add 115 gm of fine semolina (ground ), 175 gm of ground almonds , the grated rind and juice  of 2 oranges , mix together well .
In a separate bowl beat together the 6 egg whites until stiff and then fold into the mixture .
Turn the batter into the prepared tin .
Bake for 50 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch .
While the  cake is baking place 125 gm of castor sugar in a pot with 50 ml of water and 1cinnamon stick.
Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved .
Remove from heat and now add the grated rind and lemon juice of 2 lemons .
When the cake is cooked , let stand for 5 minutes in the pan and then very carefully remove from the pan and place on a cooling tray  .
Prick the top of the cake all over with a fine skewer .
Remove the cinnamon stick from the lemon syrup and spoon over the warm cake and leave to cool .
Delicious ....