Basbousa (Seven Cups Cake)

Name: Basbousa (Seven Cups Cake)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 15 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup coarse semolina (about 160 grams); 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 125 grams); 1 cup plain yogurt (about 245 grams); 1 cup milk (about 240 ml); 1 cup shredded coconut (about 80 grams); 1 cup vegetable oil (about 240 ml); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams); 3 large eggs; Small pinch of salt; 1 packet vanilla (about 2 teaspoons or 8 grams); 1 packet baking powder (about 2 teaspoons or 10 grams)

EmBahaa AlAchrafi @abirnahle

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Basbousa (Seven Cups Cake)

EmBahaa AlAchrafi @abirnahle

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Ingredients

1 hour

Serves 15 servings

1 cupcoarse semolina (about 160 grams)
1 cupall-purpose flour (about 125 grams)
1 cupplain yogurt (about 245 grams)
1 cupmilk (about 240 ml)
1 cupshredded coconut (about 80 grams)
1 cupvegetable oil (about 240 ml)
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)
3large eggs
Small pinch of salt
1 packetvanilla (about 2 teaspoons or 8 grams)
1 packetbaking powder (about 2 teaspoons or 10 grams)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Beat the eggs with the vanilla, then gradually add the seven cups of ingredients while stirring continuously. Add the baking powder and salt, and mix until you get a batter similar to cake batter, but slightly thinner.
2

Grease a Pyrex baking dish with a little vegetable oil. Pour in the batter and bake in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Important: Remove the pan from the oven and gently cut the cake with a knife dipped in syrup. Brush the top with syrup as well, then return to the oven for another 10 minutes or until the top is golden. Remove from the oven and immediately pour warm syrup over the cake.
3

Syrup: Mix 3 cups sugar (about 600 grams) + 2 cups water (about 480 ml) + a small squeeze of lemon juice. Optional: Add 3 whole cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, and 1 teaspoon orange blossom water.
4

Garnish with shredded coconut or as desired.
5

Serve with coffee.