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Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something that I have loved my entire life.

This cake is Soft and moist with a touch of lemon syrup. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Here: ⬇ ⬇ ⬇. Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake.

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

The ingredients needed to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):

1. Make ready Basbousa
2. Make ready 2.25 cups semolina flour
3. Make ready 1.15 cups sugar
4. Make ready 3 tablespoon butter (room temp)
5. Get 1.15 cups natural yoghurt
6. Make ready 0.4 cups desicated coconut
7. Make ready 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
8. Prepare 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
9. Take Whole almonds / hazelnuts
10. Get Syrup
11. Get 1-1.5 cup sugar
12. Prepare 1-1.5 cup water
13. Take 1 tablespoon lemon juice
14. Make ready 1 cinnamon stick
15. Take 2-3 cloves

Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar, baking soda, and the butter in a large bowl. Use your hands to incorporate the butter with the other. This Egyptian recipe for sweet semolina cake is incredibly easy to make. It's topped with a delicious rosewater and lemon syrup.

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.

This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake). Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Shamali cake or semolina cake is one of the most popular desserts in Cyprus. It's one of the variations basbousa - traditional Middle East sweet cake. Basbousa cake is a dessert from the Middle East that is made primarily from a semolina mixture.

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