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Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Recipe

July 31, 2014 By Sangeetha Priya 20 Comments

Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Recipe

Basbousa is a semolina cake popular in the Middle East as well as the countries along the Eastern Mediterranean shores. The cake itself is not too sweet but it is soaked with a sugar syrup scented with rose water. Today I am going to share Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake , It is very easy to prepare and the best thing is that you can make it a day before and serve it as a no-

fuss dessert. This recipe is off to Priya sis Home Bakers Challenge, thank you Nupur for the wonderful recipe suggestion…

Recipe adapted from here

Pressure Cooker Method

In my moms place during our summer vacation, I baked this cake in pressure cooker for 50 minutes in low flame. I used our farm fresh butter and it tasted yum,  everyone liked this rava cake. For step by step pressure cooker cake baking instructions do refer

Tea Kadai Pressure Cooker Cake Recipe OR

Rose Flavored Pressure Cooker Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Coarse semolina – 1½ cups (293 gms)
Fine Semolina – ½ cup (93 gms) (Just powder the coarse one)
Sugar – ⅔ cup (133 gms/10.66 Tbsp)
Yogurt – 1 and 1/4 cup
Unsalted butter (melted) – 1 Stick/8 Tbsp
Baking powder – 2tsp (10 mL)
Dessicated or shredded fresh coconut – 1 Cup (I use 3/4th cup fresh coconut)
Vanilla extract or essence – 2 tsp (10 mL)
Almonds or Cashew nuts as needed

(If you wish you can add 2 Eggs for this recipe)

Sugar Syrup

(Original recipe calls for 2 cups each i reduced the sugar as mentioned below)
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Lemon Juice – 2tsp (10 mL)
Rose water – 1 tsp (5 mL)

Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Recipe

Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Preparation

  • Combine the sugar, water and lemon juice, boil for 10 minutes.
  • Add the rose water and stir well.
  • Boil the almonds (if using) for 1 minute and then rinse with cold water. Slip the skins off.
  • Combine all the ingredients dry ingredients with coconut for the Basbousa and mix well (Pic 1).
  • Gradually add melted butter (Pic 2) and then yogurt.
  • Once you add yogurt the batter starts foaming,
  • Just immediately transfer the batter to a 9″x13″ (23cm x 33cm) or 9″x9″ buttered baking pan (Pic 3).
  • You can use either rectangle or round cake pan.
  • Level the batter then refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Recipe

  • When it is well chilled score the basbousa into desired shapes (Pic 4).
  • Place the blanched almonds/cashew (if using) on top of each square or diamond shape (Pic 4).
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes at 380°F/193°C.
  • Pour the syrup on top of the hot basbousa (Pic 5) then bake again for another 15 minutes (Pic 6).
  • Cut along the score lines and let it cool completely before serving (Pic below).

Eggless Basbousa Rava Coconut Cake Recipe

Note:
You can add eggs, increase coconut, sugar syrup or butter but the reduced version above worked well for me…I made this eggless basbousa rava coconut cake 3 times before posting here…

Pressure Cooker Basbousa Rava Cake Picture
Pressure Cooker Basbousa Rava Cake Picture

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Comments

  1. Aaliya TM

    August 25, 2015 at 11:40 am

    Last day I too made Basbousa it was also fabolous!

    Reply
  2. Treat and Trick

    August 2, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    It looks super yummy!

    Reply
  3. Preetha Soumyan

    August 1, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    Perfectly baked…bookmarked

    Reply
  4. Sony P

    August 1, 2014 at 3:17 am

    Wow ……. Delicious and interesting dessert, looks yumm!!

    Reply
  5. Meena Kumar

    July 31, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    What a beautiful dessert! u guys are all enjoying basbousa and tempting me with it 🙂

    Reply
  6. VidyaLakshmi Chandrahas

    July 31, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    Yummy looking lovely cake.

    Reply
  7. Saras

    July 31, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    Delectable basbousa!! you baked them perfectly dear..

    Reply
  8. Priya Suresh

    July 31, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Scrumptious cake, cant stop just with one..

    Reply
  9. Shama Nagarajan

    July 31, 2014 at 8:42 am

    perfect dear

    Reply
  10. nandoos Kitchen

    July 31, 2014 at 7:39 am

    yumm.. yumm..

    Reply
  11. Ree Kasirajh

    July 31, 2014 at 7:36 am

    Lovely basbousa… Looks so perfect

    Reply
  12. Sona S

    July 31, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Delicious and yummy basbousa!!!

    Reply
  13. beena stephen

    July 31, 2014 at 5:59 am

    Perfectly made Basbousa. Tempting clicks.

    Reply
  14. Veena Theagarajan

    July 31, 2014 at 4:34 am

    Basbousa came out so perfect.. love the texture of it

    Reply
  15. swetha

    July 31, 2014 at 3:44 am

    Wow. .mouthwatering

    Reply
  16. marudhus kitchen

    July 31, 2014 at 3:24 am

    perfect..and tempting to have some

    Reply
  17. Ramya Venkateswaran

    July 31, 2014 at 3:01 am

    yummy basbosa and super fantastic came out perfect

    Reply

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    May 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    […] over the cake after half time of baking and they give gorgeous color to the cake like we do in Basbousa. The sugar syrup on top of the cake slice gives relish in each bite […]

    Reply
  2. 24/04/2020 - 1:59 AM - Eggless Turmeric Semolina Cake Sfouf Video Recipe - Nitha Kitchen | All About Belagavi says:
    April 24, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    […] over the cake after half time of baking and they give gorgeous color to the cake like we do in Basbousa. The sugar syrup on top of the cake slice gives relish in each bite […]

    Reply
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    April 23, 2020 at 6:06 pm

    […] over the cake after half time of baking and they give gorgeous color to the cake like we do in Basbousa. The sugar syrup on top of the cake slice gives relish in each bite […]

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