Recipe of Perfect Semolina Cake (Basbousa)

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, semolina cake (basbousa). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something which I have loved my entire life.

Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. Basbousa Cake ، Semolina Coconut Rava Cake Recipe بسبوسه کیک نارگیلی. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake).

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook semolina cake (basbousa) using 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):

1. Prepare Basbousa
2. Take semolina flour
3. Prepare sugar
4. Prepare butter (room temp)
5. Take natural yoghurt
6. Take desicated coconut
7. Take tahini (sesame paste)
8. Make ready baking powder
9. Get Whole almonds / hazelnuts
10. Get Syrup
11. Prepare sugar
12. Prepare water
13. Make ready lemon juice
14. Get cinnamon stick
15. Make ready cloves

This Egyptian recipe for sweet semolina cake is incredibly easy to make. Basbousa is a pastry popular in Middle Eastern countries that's easy to make and tastes great ⭐. In a separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder, and baking soda. Basbousa - an easy Middle Eastern semolina cake drenched in cinnamon syrup and topped w/ coconut and shaved almonds!

Instructions to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):

1. Preheat oven to 175°C
2. Start by making the syrup. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and heat on low to medium temperature.
3. Add the lemon juice as it starts to simmer
4. Then add the cinnamon and clove.
5. Once the consistency is syrup like, remove from heat and allow to cool by placing sauce pan in cold water bath.
6. Put semonlia flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
7. Mix altogether.
8. Melt the butter by placing in a microwave proof bowl for 10 - 20 seconds.
9. Add the melted butter, yoghurt and coconut to the mixture
10. Using the tips of your fingers, mix the ingredients together.
11. Using a brush, spread the tahini to cover the base and sides of flan dish
12. Spoon the mixture into the flan dish and level using the back of a spoon
13. Place in oven for 15 minutes. Then remove and place whole almonds or hazelnuts so that they rest on the top of the cake.
14. Return to oven for a further 20 minutes until the cake is golden brown in colour
15. Add the now cooled syrup to the cake and allow it to rest in the flan dish.
16. Typically leave it to soak up the syrup for around 20 minutes and that's it ready to enjoy.

In a separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder, and baking soda. Basbousa - an easy Middle Eastern semolina cake drenched in cinnamon syrup and topped w/ coconut and shaved almonds! From Saad Fayed, I love basbousa with coffee after a good meal. They are just enough to add that extra umpf to a meal. The syrup is not too sugary, but sweet enough to satisfy a sweet tooth.

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