This
Honey Drizzled Semolina Cake is for the Home Baker’s Challenge started by Mrs.Priya Suresh and hosted by Mrs. Shama Nagarajan. Thank you very much Mrs. Priya
Suresh and Mrs. Shama Nagarajan for this wonderful and exciting challenge.
This
month Mrs. Shama had chosen 5 different
types of cakes and muffins. Off all the
five recipes I chose to do the Honey drizzled Semolina Cake. This cake is
called as Basbousa/Hareesa in Arabic, Revani in Turkish, it is nothing but a
sweet cake made with semolina and soaked
in a simple syrup. The basbousa or the honey drizzeld semolina cake is found in
the cuisines of Eastern Mediterranean under different names. [Source:Wikipedia]
This
cake is very easy to make, it is really soft, moist and spongy. Once you start
you can never stop eating them. Try it out guys you will surely fall in love
with it. Usually nuts are placed on top of the cake as part of decoration on
each piece of cake, which you can do it before serving. My kids were in a hurry
for the cake so could not place almonds before the clicks, even my clicks were
in a rush.
Here’s
how to make Honey Drizzled Semolina Cake with step by step photos…
Ingredients
Unsalted butter
|
1 stick [softened]
|
Sugar
|
1 cup
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Eggs
|
2
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Milk
|
½ cup
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Vanilla extract
|
½ tsp
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Fine yellow semolina
|
2 cups
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Baking powder
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1 tsp
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Baking soda
|
½ tsp
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Salt
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One pinch
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For
the Syrup
Sugar
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1 cup
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Honey
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½ cup
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Water
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1 cup
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Author: Priya Anandakumar
Method
Preheat
the oven to 35o°F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Line it with parchment
paper and grease the parchment paper too.
Cream
the butter and sugar using a handheld or an electric mixer or with a whisk.
Add
eggs one by one and beat it well.
Now add the milk, vanilla extract and mix it
well together. The batter will look curdled at this point, but don’t worry.
In
another bowl whisk together the semolina, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Slowly
add the semolina mixture to the butter & egg mixture and beat until just
smooth.
Pour
the batter into the prepared pan.
Now bake for 20- 25 minutes, just until the cake is firm and slightly golden. It should also just start to pull away from the edges of the pan.
Making
Honey Syrup
While
the cake is baking, make the syrup. Combine the sugar, honey and water and stir
with a spoon to dissolve the sugar. Bring it to boil over medium high flame.
Stir continuously to make sure the sugar and honey dissolve. Lower the heat
slightly and simmer for 5 minutes, until the syrup has thickened.
As soon
as you take the cake out of the oven, pour the syrup slowly over the hot cake,
stopping when the cake can absorb no more syrup.
Cool, then cut in to squares
and serve.
Delicious
and mouth-watering semolina cake is ready, so why are you guys waiting just
enjoy…
Suggestions
& Observations:
- If you do not get fine semolina, you can pulse the regular semolina in the mixer and then use it.
- My semolina cake was perfectly bakes at 30min, so it depends on your oven. Do check out the cake between 25th min and 30th min.
- The cake will drink all the syrup, so it will be moist and soft.
Other Cake Varieties that might be of your interest…
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I don't like adding Eggs.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise Superb!
Thanks for sharing !!
Arabic sweets has been my all time favorite, will give it a try soon.... Urs has come out perfect...
ReplyDeleteDelicious cake! The beauty of the cake tempts me to try this at once! Thanks for the nice recipe!!
ReplyDeletewow this is just awesome priya :)
ReplyDeleteI realky wish this was without egg, i trued another revipe of semolina cake but it failed , sinc then I an looking for a good one..
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wow, it looks so soft n spongy. will try without eggs
ReplyDeletethis looks really awesome, dear...
ReplyDeleteMake me carve for it now
ReplyDeleteawesome priya... yummy cake...
ReplyDeleteSuper moist cake,need to try it..
ReplyDeleteThese cuties are looking super moist priya .. Want to try these
ReplyDeleteIts really tempting. I am so taken in by the soft, moist and spongy cake pieces.
ReplyDeleteLooks very soft and spongy dear. Will definitely try this.
ReplyDeleteWau! can u give me a piece Priya...looks really yummy..
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks so moist and soft ! very very tempting !
ReplyDeleteVery moist cake. Tempting to take one piece from the photo.Love it.
ReplyDeletemouth watering here.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy and interesting.. Will try this sometime Priya :-)
ReplyDeleteinteresting recipe..have never bakedusing semolina.. will try:)..it looks very soft and moist...i think i should try soon..:)
ReplyDeletenice one .. looks yummy
ReplyDeleteseriously priya...that cake is tempting me...i can feel the rich honey soaked cake from here...how wonderful and yummy will that would have tasted
ReplyDeleteHi Priya
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Hi priya.. looks really mouthwatering and nice clicks..
ReplyDeletelooks super soft and yummy priya ..will try for sure...
ReplyDeleteLooks yum, thanks for sharing :)
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ReplyDeleteOMG.. So beautiful.. I wish to get one priya.. Pass me please!
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ReplyDeleteDelicious Sponge cake, making me to try my hands :-)
ReplyDeleteinviting me Priya....awesome i love the honey glazed cake...
ReplyDeleteYummy and soft cake, looks very delicious.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful cake na, i loved it very much..
ReplyDeletevery tempting. Didn't know that one can make a cake just using semolina.Will give it a try.
ReplyDeleteNice Clicks & Tempting Babuosa
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks so tempting & yummy.. Soft & drizzly.. I have lotsa semolina packed up here. Gonna try this one :)
ReplyDeleteperfectly baked ....inviting
ReplyDeleteThank you all very much for all your lovely lovely and wonderful comments, your comments are a great encouragement to me... thanks to each and every one of you for your sweet honey like comments...
ReplyDeleteLooks moist, spongy & delicious!
ReplyDeleteSuper soft and spongy semolina cake. Perfectly baked Priya. Love the clicks :)
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