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Middle eastern dessert "BASBOUSA"

Ingredients- 1 cup semolina 1 cup flour 1 cup yoghurt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup butter 2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs For sugar syrup- 1 cup of sugar 1cup of water 1 teaspoon rose syrup Method- Pre-heat oven to 180c. Grease an 9x9 or 8x8 square pan. Beat the eggs with vanilla essence. Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar and the butter in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix the butter with the other ingredients until mixed well. Add the yogurt and continue mixing with your hands until fully combined. Then add flour and baking powder. press the mix down onto square baking sish.The cake mix should be about 1 inch thick.Cut a diamond or square design in the cake with a butter knife. Place an almond or any other type of nut you have on hand onto each pre-cut square. Bake at 180 degrees for 30 min to 40 mins until it's a bronze brown color. FOR THE SYRUP: While the cake is baking, Mix all the ingredients for the syrup and place in saucepan on high until it boils. Boil for 10 minutes until it gets slightly thickened. Cut the Cake again along the pre-cut lines and pour cold syrup on top while its hot so it can absorb all through. You can adjust sweet according to your taste. [sponsors]

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