Sfouf - Lebanese turmeric cake (almost vegan! egg-free, butter-free)

Name: Sfouf - Lebanese turmeric cake (almost vegan! egg-free, butter-free)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups fine semolina flour; 1 cup all-purpose flour or cake flour; 1 cup milk / plant-based milk (or water but preferably milk); 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons tahini to grease the baking pan; Raw nuts (almond, pine nuts, or cashews); Sprinkle or sesame seeds (optional)

Linda L. @lindzi

Lebanese

🌱 🌱 To make this cake vegan, simply substitute regular milk with plant based milk or even with just water 🌱🌱

I don’t have any special memories about it but for some reasons the smell of turmeric in it and its unique taste always make me feel nostalgic about super random things in Lebanon… and it’s mama’s favourite dessert!

🌱 🌱 To make this cake vegan, simply substitute regular milk with plant based milk or even with just water 🌱🌱

Linda L. @lindzi

Lebanese

🌱 🌱 To make this cake vegan, simply substitute regular milk with plant based milk or even with just water 🌱🌱

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Ingredients

2 cupsfine semolina flour
1 cupall-purpose flour or cake flour
1 cupmilk / plant-based milk (or water but preferably milk)
1/2 cupvegetable oil
1 1/2 tablespoonturmeric powder
1 cupsugar
1 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
2 tablespoonstahini to grease the baking pan
Tahini to grease a baking pan
Topping
Raw nuts (almond, pine nuts, or cashews)
Sprinkle or sesame seeds (optional)

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease a baking dish with tahini so the batter doesn’t stick to the pan and it’ll have a nutty flavour from outside. (Check out my attached tip)

Tahini to grease a baking pan
2

In a deep bowl mix the sugar, milk and oil very well until the sugar completely melts.
3

Now add the semolina, flour, baking powder and turmeric powder to the oil, milk and sugar paste. Stir well to get a nice thick batter. (Slightly thicker than regular cake’s batter)
4

Pour the batter into a baking dish. Sprinkle some sesame seeds and top with whatever nuts you like (mainly cashews, almonds or pine nuts)
5

Bake in the over for 35-40 minutes. Once done let it cool for 15 minutes before you cut it into squares.

Tips

Tahini to grease a baking pan

Tahini is the ONE AND ONLY ingredient that mom has EVER used in her life to grease a cake pan! (She’s never ever bought baking paper! 😁). It works great for any cakes or cookies.

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