Basboosa - Easy Semolina Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup semolina flour
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 beaten eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 lemons or 1/2 lime
• 1 cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 first make the cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder very well in large bowl.
• 4 melt butter, add into mixture.
• 5 add yogurt into the mixture, mix well.
• 6 add eggs, mix well again.
• 7 beat mixture for 2 minutes til there are no lumps.
• 8 pour into 9 x 13 inch baking pan brushed with very little oil.
• 9 bake in middle rack of oven for 45 minutes.
• 10 while the cake bakes, prepare the syrup:.
• 11 mix 3 cups sugar & one cup water in a pot, put on stove on high heat.
• 12 add in vanilla and cinnamon stick. stir well.
• 13 squeeze half lemon into mixture, drop the lemon itself in there after squeezing.
• 14 mix well, let boil for 1 minute, remove from heat.
• 15 after cake is a golden color (after about 45 mins), remove from oven, and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• 16 pour syrup onto the whole cake, let cool. cut into as many pieces as you like.
• 17 enjoy!