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5-Minute Semolina Cake

Name: 5-Minute Semolina Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup Sugar; 1 1/2 cups Water; 1 tbsp. Honey; 1 tsp. Lemon juice; 1 cup Semolina; 3.5 oz Sour cream; 1/2 cup Orange juice; 1 cup Vegetable oil; 1 cup Coconut flakes; 1 cup All-Purpose flour; 1 1/2 tbsp. Baking powder; 4 Eggs; 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp. Orange zest

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This cake is traditional mainly to the Mediterranean and Balkan areas, and is sometimes known under different names. We bring you the Egyptian recipe for a cake called Basbousa.

For another version of the cake, add to the mix 1 tbsp. turmeric and some almonds or pine nuts, and skip the syrup.

Prep Time 1 hour

Serves: 8

Difficulty Level: Low

Ingredients for syrup:

Sugar - 1 cup

Water - 1 1/2 cups

Honey - 1 tbsp.

Lemon juice - 1 tsp.

Ingredients for cake:

Semolina - 1 cup

Sour cream - 3.5 oz

Orange juice - 1/2 cup

Vegetable oil - 1 cup

Coconut flakes - 1 cup

All-Purpose flour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 1 1/2 tbsp.

Eggs - 4

Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp.

Orange zest - 1 tsp.

Method of preparing the cake:

Boil the syrup ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high flame. Let boil 3 minutes and remove from flame.
Preheat oven to 320°F. Mix all cake ingredients together in a bowl until fully combined.
Pour into a greased pan and bake until the cake sets and top becomes golden- about 45 minutes.
When the cake is done, cut it but don't take out of the pan just yet. Pour the syrup over the cake while both are still warm and serve with cream, vanilla ice cream or bleached almonds garnish.

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