Coconut semolina/basbousa cake. The Semolina coconut cake or Basbousa that was baked last week had a soft crumb and great texture. Drenched in sweet syrup, this cake is Having baked breads with semolina, it is now cakes. Semolina gives lovely textures to cakes too.

Authentic Egyptian basbousa recipe that is soft and stays soft. Semolina cakes soaked in syrup are so numerous all over the Middle East and vary in so many ways it is hard to find a single definition or an accurate enough name to fit. Some cakes have coconut in them; some have yogurt; some bakers prefer flavoring them with citrus syrups, others with flower blossoms. You can cook Coconut semolina/basbousa cake using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Coconut semolina/basbousa cake

Prepare 1 cup of semolina/sooji.
You need 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
You need 1/2 cup of dry coconut powder.
Prepare 3/4 cup of sugar powder.
It's 2 of eggs.
You need 1/2 cup of oil.
Prepare 2 tbsp of curd.
You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
You need 1 cup of sugar.
Prepare 2 cups of water (for syrup).
You need of Few drops lemon juice.

Treat your taste buds to the super moist and decadent Middle Eastern (Egyptian) classic made with semolina and coconut. So, let me introduce you to a beautiful cake with an added dose of sweetness - basbousa, the classic Middle Eastern cake made with semolina and sweetened with. This Egyptian recipe for sweet semolina cake is incredibly easy to make. Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar, flour, yoghurt, melted butter and vanilla in a bowl.

Coconut semolina/basbousa cake step by step

Mix well all the dry ingredients together, including coconut powder..
Whisk all wet ingredients together nicely..
Add wet ingredients mix to dry mix fold it gently in cut and fold method..
Shift the batter to cake tin and bake the cake in preheated oven for 40 minutes on 180 degree centigrade. When done take the tin out and cool it..
Prepare sugar syrup just boiling for just five minutes, add few drops of lemon juice to it..
Pour warm syrup on little warm cake..
Let it rest and cool down, then unmould it..
Decorate with some pistas, coconut and almonds..

If the mixture seems too thick, add a little milk, but it should still be fairly stiff. Basbousa Cake is an Egyptian cake with yogurt, coconut and nuts soaked in a flavorful simple syrup. A one bowl moist semolina cake recipe, this easy dessert is a great one to bake with kids! Basbousa cake is a well known middle eastern dessert made with semolina flour, coconut and yogurt. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut soaked in syrup.