Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, basbousa(semolina cake). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Basbousa(semolina cake) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Basbousa(semolina cake) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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 Aka Harissa (Coconut Yogurt Semolina Cake).

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have basbousa(semolina cake) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Basbousa(semolina cake):

1. Take Syrup
2. Make ready 2 1/4 cups sugar
3. Make ready 1 1/2 cups water
4. Get Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoon orange juice)
5. Get 1 tablespoon honey
6. Prepare Cake
7. Prepare 2 cups semolina
8. Prepare 1 cup sugar
9. Get 1 stick butter, softened
10. Make ready 1 cup whole milk
11. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
12. Get 1 tablespoon baking powder
13. Take 1 tablespoon baking soda
14. Make ready 2 eggs
15. Take Blanched split almonds

Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Whip sugar and coconut oil in a large bowl until sugar melts in the fat. Basbousa are small cakes that are covered with syrup. The are perfect with coffee or tea.

Instructions to make Basbousa(semolina cake):

1. Prepare syrup first. Dissolve sugar in water in a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice and bring to boil. Once the syrup begins to boil, add in honey. Reduce heat and allow to slowly boil for about 8-10 min. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x12 baking dish.
3. Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla.
4. In separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add to butter and egg mixture. Stir in milk
5. Pour mixture into baking dish and smooth with spoon. Take a butter knife and make diamond shapes. Place an almond in the center of each diamond.
6. Bake for 25 min. Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over cake until no more can be absorbed. Allow to cool

How to Make Basbousa - Semolina Cakes With Syrup. 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. Shamali cake or semolina cake is one of the most popular desserts in Cyprus.

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