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Basbousa
BASBOUSA is a delicious cake made using semolina and covered in a rose flavoured sugar syrup. Its super simple to make and I have shared an egg free version.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Total
55 mins
Serves
4-6
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Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 1/3 cup rava or semolina
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Sugar syrup:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Few drops of lemon juice
- 5-6 drops rose essence or 1 tsp rose water
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl., mix rava,sugar, oil, coconut, milk, vinegar and vanilla. Cover and rest it for 30mins
- 2
Add baking powder and mix till well combined
- 3
Bake at 180C for 25 mins .
- 4
Let the cake cool completely . Cut into 9 pieces.
- 5
To make the sugar syrup, cook together water, sugar, lemon and rose essence. Let it thicken slightly. Switch off the gas and pour hot syrup over the cooled cake.
- 6
Let the cake rest for 30mins . Garnish with sliced almonds and enjoy!
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