Medium
Egyptian
Basbousa with Cream
Egyptian semolina cake with a creamy filling, soaked in syrup.
60
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
60 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
2.00 cups
Semolina
1.00 cup
Sugar
for batter
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
1.00 cup
Yogurt
1.00 tsp
Baking powder
1.00 cup
Heavy cream
for filling
1.50 cups
Sugar
for syrup
1.00 cup
Water
for syrup
1.00 tbsp
Lemon juice
for syrup
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Mix semolina, sugar, yogurt, butter, and baking powder.
2
Spread half the batter in a greased 9x13 pan.
3
Spread cream over batter, top with remaining batter.
4
Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes until golden.
35 minutes
5
Boil sugar, water, and lemon juice for syrup, simmer 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Pour syrup over hot cake, let soak, cut into squares.