date: 2020-08-02T23:07:37.555Z 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: Douglas Drake ratingvalue: 4.8 reviewcount: 11370 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: 171 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT29M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, semolina cake (basbousa). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It's simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They're nice and they look fantastic. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something that I've loved my whole 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 get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook semolina cake (basbousa) using 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa): 1. Prepare Basbousa 1. Take 2.25 cups semolina flour 1. Take 1.15 cups sugar 1. Take 3 tablespoon butter (room temp) 1. Prepare 1.15 cups natural yoghurt 1. Get 0.4 cups desicated coconut 1. Prepare 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) 1. Take 1.5 teaspoons baking powder 1. Get Whole almonds / hazelnuts 1. Prepare Syrup 1. Take 1-1.5 cup sugar 1. Take 1-1.5 cup water 1. Take 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick 1. Make ready 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. ##### Instructions 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 is going to wrap it up for this special food semolina cake (basbousa) recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident that you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!