date: 2020-11-29T20:21:04.944Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/17f54f2f4d1e4aab/751x532cq70/semolina-cake-basbousa-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/17f54f2f4d1e4aab/751x532cq70/semolina-cake-basbousa-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/17f54f2f4d1e4aab/751x532cq70/semolina-cake-basbousa-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Lela Grant ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 49392 recipeingredient: - " Basbousa" - "2.25 cups semolina flour" - "1.15 cups sugar" - "3 tablespoon butter room temp" - "1.15 cups natural yoghurt" - "0.4 cups desicated coconut" - "1 tablespoon tahini sesame paste" - "1.5 teaspoons baking powder" - " Whole almonds hazelnuts" - " Syrup" - "1-1.5 cup sugar" - "1-1.5 cup water" - "1 tablespoon lemon juice" - "1 cinnamon stick" - "2-3 cloves" recipeinstructions: - "Preheat oven to 175°C" - "Start by making the syrup. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and heat on low to medium temperature." - "Add the lemon juice as it starts to simmer" - "Then add the cinnamon and clove." - "Once the consistency is syrup like, remove from heat and allow to cool by placing sauce pan in cold water bath." - "Put semonlia flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl." - "Mix altogether." - "Melt the butter by placing in a microwave proof bowl for 10 - 20 seconds." - "Add the melted butter, yoghurt and coconut to the mixture" - "Using the tips of your fingers, mix the ingredients together." - "Using a brush, spread the tahini to cover the base and sides of flan dish" - "Spoon the mixture into the flan dish and level using the back of a spoon" - "Place in oven for 15 minutes. Then remove and place whole almonds or hazelnuts so that they rest on the top of the cake." - "Return to oven for a further 20 minutes until the cake is golden brown in colour" - "Add the now cooled syrup to the cake and allow it to rest in the flan dish." - "Typically leave it to soak up the syrup for around 20 minutes and that's it ready to enjoy." categories: - Recipe tags: - semolina - cake - basbousa katakunci: semolina cake basbousa nutrition: 288 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT10M" cooktime: "PT34M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, semolina cake (basbousa). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. 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). Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful. To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have 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 1. Prepare 2.25 cups semolina flour 1. Take 1.15 cups sugar 1. Make ready 3 tablespoon butter (room temp) 1. Take 1.15 cups natural yoghurt 1. Prepare 0.4 cups desicated coconut 1. Take 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) 1. Get 1.5 teaspoons baking powder 1. Make ready Whole almonds / hazelnuts 1. Make ready Syrup 1. Prepare 1-1.5 cup sugar 1. Take 1-1.5 cup water 1. Get 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick 1. Get 2-3 cloves 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. For the first time I tried shamali at one of. Many people attribute weight gain in Ramadan to the abundance of traditional sweet treats which are unfortunately characteristically not the healthiest. ##### Steps to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa): 1. Preheat oven to 175°C 1. Start by making the syrup. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and heat on low to medium temperature. 1. Add the lemon juice as it starts to simmer 1. Then add the cinnamon and clove. 1. Once the consistency is syrup like, remove from heat and allow to cool by placing sauce pan in cold water bath. 1. Put semonlia flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. 1. Mix altogether. 1. Melt the butter by placing in a microwave proof bowl for 10 - 20 seconds. 1. Add the melted butter, yoghurt and coconut to the mixture 1. Using the tips of your fingers, mix the ingredients together. 1. Using a brush, spread the tahini to cover the base and sides of flan dish 1. Spoon the mixture into the flan dish and level using the back of a spoon 1. Place in oven for 15 minutes. Then remove and place whole almonds or hazelnuts so that they rest on the top of the cake. 1. Return to oven for a further 20 minutes until the cake is golden brown in colour 1. Add the now cooled syrup to the cake and allow it to rest in the flan dish. 1. Typically leave it to soak up the syrup for around 20 minutes and that's it ready to enjoy. For the first time I tried shamali at one of. Many people attribute weight gain in Ramadan to the abundance of traditional sweet treats which are unfortunately characteristically not the healthiest. This Egyptian recipe for sweet semolina cake is incredibly easy to make. It's topped with a delicious rosewater and lemon syrup. The best basbousa recipe you will find! So that's going to wrap it up with this exceptional food semolina cake (basbousa) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm confident that you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!