Basbousa Semolina Cake Recipes

BASBOUSA: ALMOND COCONUT SEMOLINA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the butter in a small bowl and melt in the microwave. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine together the sugar and yogurt. Now add in the semolina, baking powder and milk. Finally stir in the melted butter, and let the mixture sit briefly so that the butter is absorbed.
• Transfer the semolina mixture into a lightly greased 9"-round cake pan or baking dish. Bake in the 350 degrees F-heated oven for about 40-45 minutes. If necessary, broil ever so briefly so that the top of the basbousa gains color. Watch carefully. When ready, remove from oven.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the cinnamon simple syrup. In a small sauce pan or pot, combine the sugar, water and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil on high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Turn heat to low and let cook for a few minutes until the syrup thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Let cool completely, then remove the cinnamon stick.
• As soon as the basbousa is removed from the oven, pour the cool syrup on the hot basbousa. Let cool completely; syrup must be absorbed into the cake. For best result, let it sit for 1 hour before serving.
• When ready to serve, top the cake with the coconut chips and the coconut and shaved almonds. Slice and enjoy!

BASBOOSA - EASY SEMOLINA CAKE

Steps:

• First make the cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder very well in large bowl.
• Melt butter, add into mixture.
• Add yogurt into the mixture, mix well.
• Add eggs, mix well again.
• Beat mixture for 2 minutes til there are no lumps.
• Pour into 9 X 13 inch baking pan brushed with very little oil.
• Bake in middle rack of oven for 45 minutes.
• While the cake bakes, prepare the syrup:.
• Mix 3 cups sugar & one cup water in a pot, put on stove on high heat.
• Add in vanilla and cinnamon stick. Stir well.
• Squeeze half lemon into mixture, drop the lemon itself in there after squeezing.
• Mix well, let boil for 1 minute, remove from heat.
• After cake is a golden color (after about 45 mins), remove from oven, and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• Pour syrup onto the whole cake, let cool. Cut into as many pieces as you like.
• Enjoy!

BASBOUSA (SEMOLINA AND ALMOND DRIZZLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F or 180°C and grease an 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan with the tahini.
• Put all the dry ingredients for the cake into a large mixing bowl and mix to combine. Add the milk, yogurt, and melted butter, then use an electric whisk to beat until it forms a smooth, creamy batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, then arrange the almonds in a 4 x 4 grid pattern on the cake, so that each slice will have an almond in the center when sliced. Bake in the hot oven for 40 minutes.
• While the cake is cooking, make the syrup by putting all of the ingredients into a saucepan with ½ cup (4 fl. oz. or 120 ml) of water. Let the sugar dissolve over a moderate heat, then turn the heat up and boil until it has a syrupy consistency (about 10 minutes). Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Remove the cake from the oven and, while it's still hot, pour the syrup all over it. Allow the cake to stand in the pan for 20 minutes to absorb the syrup, then slice into 16 squares and serve.