Semolina Milk Soaked Cake Recipes

NAMOURA (SYRUP-SOAKED SEMOLINA CAKE)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, boil sugar and 1 cup/240 milliliters of water, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce the heat to a simmer, add lemon juice and extract, and stir to combine. Simmer until thickened into a syrup, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Place the semolina, melted butter and sugar in a large bowl and stir until well combined; set aside.
• Place the yogurt and baking soda in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside until the mixture has nearly doubled in size, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the yogurt mixture over the semolina mixture and mix well to combine. Transfer to the buttered baking dish and press into an even layer. Using a knife, score the surface of the namoura on the diagonal into 2-inch diamond-shaped pieces. Top each diamond in the center with an almond. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and drizzle the cooled syrup over the top of the hot namoura. Let cool to room temperature before recutting along the scored lines and serving.

SEMOLINA MILK SOAKED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 2 liter casserole with a little oil and line the casserole bottom with slightly oiled baking paper.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff.
• Thoroughly mix yolks with 4 tablespoons sugar and then add semolina one tablespoon at a time mixing well.
• Gently fold in beaten egg whites and pour all the mixture into casserole.
• Bake approximately 20 minutes or or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
• While cake is baking, bring the milk with the remaining 4 tablespoons sugar to boiling point and add vanilla and lemond rind.
• Flip the baked cake over on a platter and remove baking paper.
• Soak immediately using a spoon to pour the hot milk all over the cake.
• Let cool completely before slicing horizontally and filling with your favourite jam. You can also put jam on top the cake.

SOAKED LEMON SEMOLINA CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a round 20 cm cake tin.
• Combine sugar, oil, and lemon zest, then gradually whisk in the eggs.
• Fold in the semolina, baking powder, nuts, and milk, mixing well.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated 160C oven for 30-35 minutes or until just set and golden.
• Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the syrup by boiling the sugar in 200 ml water for 8-10 minutes or until clear ans syrupy.
• Add lemon juice and return to a rapid simmer, cooking for another few minutes.
• Poke the cake all over with fork and then spoon the warm syrup over, a little at a time, letting it soak in- you want to get all of it to soak inches.
• Place berries in a small pan with the powdered sugar and 3 Tbsp water and heat gently until the sugar dissolves and the berries start to soften up.
• (Taste and add a bit more sugar if the berries are very tart).
• Serve cake warm, cut into wedges with the warm berries on top.