The Most Delicious Greek Cake: Politiko Thessalonikis
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- This classic Greek cake is moist, creamy, and delicious. Politiko Thessalonikis has a layer of syrupy semolina cake and it's topped with a creamy custard and then dusted with lots of cinnamon. It's absolutely decadent and so easy to make. The perfect dessert for a nice gathering.
Printable Recipe:
Serves 10:
For the Cake:
The Wet Ingredients
2 cups Greek yogurt
1 cup of water
¾ cup of vegetable oil
1 and ½ cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
The Dry Ingredients:
2 and ½ cups coarsely ground semolina flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Zest of a small lemon
½ teaspoon ground mastic gum
For the syrup:
2 and ½ cups granulated sugar
2 cups of water
Juice of a small lemon
2 teaspoons rose water
For the custard:
4 cups whole milk
½ cup cornstarch
1 and ½ cups granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
8 egg yolks
½ cup heavy whipping cream
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Garnish: ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 °F, 180 °C.
Prepare the Cake Batter:
Grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with olive oil.
Combine all of the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.
Whisk the dry ingredients together and add them to the wet ingredients. Whisk together until incorporated.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, cover with a kitchen towel, and set aside for 1 hour so that the semolina grains soften and absorb the liquid.
Make the syrup by combining the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Stir together and bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the rose water. Set aside to cool.
Bake in the center rack of the oven for 35-45 minutes or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and poke it all over with a toothpick.
Pour all of the syrup over the cake and set aside at room temperature to allow the cake to absorb it.
Set the cake aside to come to room temperature or chill it in the refrigerator (covered with plastic wrap) overnight.
Make the custard:
In a saucepan, bring milk and salt to a simmer over medium heat.
In the meantime, combine the sugar, corn starch, cream, and egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk together for a few minutes until thick and pale yellow.
Slowly, pour the hot milk into the egg mixture one ladle full at a time while whisking.
Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low heat, whisking constantly until thickened.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla extract. Whisk well.
Strain the custard into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate until cold.
Whisk the custard together to lighten it up and spread it over the top of the cake.
Generously sprinkle the top of the cake with ground cinnamon.
Cut it into slice and serve with tea or coffee. Enjoy!
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You make Greek food so easy for me to make. I love your channel!!
TY sweet Dimitroula mou! Gonna make this soon I have family in Thessalloniki. Stay safe!
That looks soooo yummy!!
i made it and that was sooooo goood. Ty for your recipe.
yassou, Dimitra mas. Delicious, well done!
Omg I cannot wait to make this 🤗
Iove to watch your recipes and definitely going to make this cake soon 😋. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Thank you so much 😃
Delicious recipe. Thank you, big thumbs up!
Thanks for watching!
Just made your keftedes youvetsi and it was delicious - I hope I spelled that correctly 😁✨
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I can't thank you enough for
these recipes and for what a wonderful job you're doing!
Nice and delicious 😋
New to your channel....love your recipes!!!! Keep them coming 😀
Awesome!
gotta try your recipe soon, looks great (!)
Omg It's amazing....
You are amazing. ❤️
Looks delicious!
It is! I hope that you give it a try :)
OMG gotta make this yummmmy
Beautiful video😍I want to try to make it😊
Wow so soft. Yumm💕
Soft and moist :) Enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe 😘 I have made it and it is delicious 🤤
Yum oh ! deliciousness 😋 🤤 🍰., looks similar to tiramisu..
Yummy.....👍😀
You make everything look so delicious, thank you for this recipe!😍
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This looks absolutely delicious and full of textures and unique flavours. I am now seeking out Mastic gum! I'm sure it's around here somewhere! Thanks!
That looks so yummy
Enjoy!
Maravilhoso!
Buenos Dias senora como estas Muchas gracias for your verso needful Greek flan es muy bonito
Thank you
This looks so good! Really disappointed the annual Greek Food Festival is cancelled this year in my town due to covid. Two of my favorite things, of many, are green beans with potatoes in some sort of tomato sauce and gigantic beans in a sauce.
Oh my goodness this looks absolutely amazing 😍😍 wow I love it. I am not on CZcams as much lately because my 4 month old is keeping me so busy, sorry for missing your videos. I am still around.
Welcome back and enjoy your little one :)
excellent
Thanks 😲
ًwow so good 😊 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
Please more regional dishes your leek pastisio is must try
Your channel is not good for my diet. I am asking my wife to make this one looks awesome.
Your desert is mouth watering! Where can I buy it in Chicago, Illinois?
It's like the Greek version of Boston Cream. Cinnamon instead of chocolate and a yummy syrup.
Some of these things I've never heard of. What is mastic gum? where do you get that from? And you mentioned some other Greek work which I didn't understand. Can you find Semolina in regular super markets? Btw my cousin from Romania used to work in Atena, Athens : ) in English, for a while. Would love to visit Greece sometime.
Mastiha gum is known as mastic and has a floral & pine flavor. It is sold on Amazon and in Mediterranean/Middle Eastern grocery stores. Here's a link on Amazon:amzn.to/2GZYPAo
Semolina is also sold in the grocery stores and on Amazon. I have all of the links on the blog post :)
@@DimitrasDishes is there another substitute instead of mastic gum that I could use?
It looks like a similar tiramisu, jis using mastic instead of amaretto , looks yummy
It does look like tiramisu but, tastes different. Let me know what you think :)
My Greek store downtown has it.
Can cinnamon substitutef with nutmeg or cocoa powder?
"Take the cake away, or tomorrow your not going to fit in your pants".
Would the mastika taste a little like Retsina? Looks delicious. Thank you Dimitra!
No,Retsina has a pine tar sharpness, whereas mastic is much more sweet licorice like flavor
@@steveg8322 Would fennel approach the flavor?
This looks delicious 😋 Can I use fine semolina instead of the course?
Yes, if that’s all you have, it will work 😊
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This cake looks amazing! I want to try to make it vegan by using vegan yogurt instead of the regular kind. Do you think that would work?
Please where is the link for the mastic gum? Waiting for you so I can get it asap please
Hi Dimitra. This cake looks amazing 😜 unfortunately I am allergic to cinnamon. Is there a substitute? xx
Sure, you can leave it plain and top with ground pistachios or almond slices. Cocoa powder would work too! Enjoy
I adore pistachio nuts 😜 that’s what I will use. Thanks Dimitra......I will let you know how it goes 💕 xx
I often substitute cardamom for cinnamon, but you'd have to find out if it was safe for you.
Such a great recipe 😊😊 just wondering Is that ok to have egg 🥚 without baking ?
She baked it
Can you use an alternative to mastic gum ? And also , can I not use pre made custard ?
You can leave the mastic gum out and add an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract :)
@@DimitrasDishes oh ok thats great..will look to try this real soon
Where did you find ground mastic gum and course ground semolina flour please?
Both of those ingredients can be found online at Amazon (I have the links on my blog post). You can also buy them at a local Mediterranean/Middle Eastern grocery store.
www.dimitrasdishes.com/politiko-thessalonikis-greek-semolina-cake-with-custard/
Do you have coffee grounds in the bottom of the cup?
Yes, always :)
I made this scrumptious cake, but I don’t know why the cake layer turned out very hard and dense. What do you think may have caused it?
Where is your heritage from Dimitra? I’m from Asia Minor my Nona my moms sis made this! X
My family is from the island of Crete.
That looks illegal!! I must have it!
lol! It should be...haha! Make it while you can :)
What is mastikum?I don't know the spelling?
Get it together
Dimitra I don't see the recipe ingredients if you please make it as the first comment?
It's in the description ...click on more, and it will open up with all the info
I can't find the measurements for the recipe?
In the description under the video as well as on www.dimitrasdishes.com
Give us the amount.
Geia sou
Dimitroula mou
We efxaristo pou
Mou thimises afto to panemorfo,glykaki
Parolo,pou,
Katagome,apo mikra Asia( giagia)
To eixa ksexasi
Nase kala koritsi mou filakia apo Ri
The biggest little state in the union
Lololol
Looks delicious but video looks rushed.
I agree. I really enjoy the ingredients and just wish the host would slow down. The sentences all run together.
А можно точно написать ингредиенты на русском языке .пожалуйста
2 стакана греческого йогурта 1 стакан воды 4 стакана растительного масла 1 и ½ стакана сахарного песка 1 чайная ложка чистого экстракта ванили Сухие ингредиенты: 2 и ½ стакана крупно измельченной муки из манной крупы 2 чайных ложки разрыхлителя V4 чайная ложка соли Цедра небольшого лимона V½ чайной ложки молотая мастичная жевательная резинка Для сиропа: 2 и ½ стакана сахарного песка 2 стакана воды Сок небольшого лимона 2 чайные ложки розовой воды Для заварного крема: 4 стакана цельного молока ½ стакана кукурузного крахмала и ½ стакана сахарного песка ¼ чайной ложки соли 8 яичных желтков ½ чашка жирных сливок 3 чайные ложки чистого экстракта ванили 2 столовые ложки несоленого масла
You should be ashamed of yourself for tempting us with all of that goodness. Just shameful!! Huuuuuuuug.