Basbousa (The semovita cake)
Basbousa (The semovita cake)

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Basbousa (The semovita cake) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Basbousa (The semovita cake) is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake with yogurt is one of the best Egyptian desserts that comes out fairly quick. Authentic Egyptian basbousa recipe that is soft and stays soft. A delicious coconut, yogurt and semolina/farina cake that gets sprinkled with nuts.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have basbousa (the semovita cake) using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Basbousa (The semovita cake):
  1. Make ready For the cake batter
  2. Get 2 cups semovita
  3. Take 1/2 cup flour
  4. Make ready 1 cup yogurt
  5. Take 1/3 cup sugar
  6. Prepare 2/3 cup melted butter or ghee
  7. Make ready 1 cup coconut
  8. Make ready 1 tsp vanilla
  9. Take 2 tsp baking powder
  10. Prepare 3 eggs
  11. Take Sugar syrup
  12. Prepare 2 cups sugar
  13. Take 2 cups water
  14. Make ready 1 tsp lemon juice

See great recipes for Basbousa(Semovita cake) too! Basbousa (also namoura, revani, hareseh and other names) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake that originated in Egypt, although it is also popular in other countries. The whole cake just fell apart in seconds. So make sure to use coarse semolina for a sturdy cake.

Instructions to make Basbousa (The semovita cake):
  1. Mix all dry ingredients and set aside (flour,semo,sugar,baking powder,coconut)
  2. Add wet ingredients (yogurt,eggs,vanilla,butter)to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined
  3. Pour the cake batter in a greased pan or baking dish,evenly distribute the batter and bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes
  4. While you are baking the cake,quickly make your sugar syrup. Add sugar,water and lemon juice in a pot,stir and boil for 5 minutes then set aside
  5. When the cake is brown and well baked,remove from the oven and pour half of the sugar syrup on the cake. Cut it into squares and add the remaining syrup
  6. Allow the basbousa to fully absorb the syrup (to get moist),garnish with coconut and lemon slices. Enjoy šŸ˜‹šŸ˜‹

My tip here is to pour the sugar syrup over the Basbousa just as it comes out of the oven. If you pour the syrup when the cake is hot makes sure it can absorb as. 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 the local fish taverns.

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