Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian – middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut soaked in syrup.

But my personal queen is the Egyptian basbousa, the spongy, syrup-soaked semolina-coconut cake whose sweet squishiness is balanced by a crunchy almond crown. I feel the same way about the ...

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Semolina is also wildly popular in Moroccan cakes and desserts, like basbousa, a semolina cake drenched in syrup and popular all over North Africa and the Middle East. You can find both coarse and ...

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Cakes are best stored in airtight tins rather than plastic boxes. Once a cake has been cut, the cut surfaces will start to dry. Covering them with a piece of aluminium foil minimises the effect.

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Set aside to cool, then pour it over the basbousa. After it soaks, then garnish with pistachios. Enjoy it with coffee.