Basbousa with Nutella®
Basbousa is a cake-like dessert traditionally topped with sweet syrup – and now you have a Nutella version to try for National Day, too!
Ingredients
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1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
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3/4 Cup Caster Sugar
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1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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2 Eggs
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2 Cups Semolina
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1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
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1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
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3/4 Cup Whole Yogurt
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180g Nutella (15g per serving)
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2 Cups caster sugar
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1 Cup Water
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2 Tablespoons Rose water (or orange blossom water)
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2 Tablespoons Freshly squeezed lemon juice
To prepare this delicious recipe, 15g of Nutella® per person is enough to enjoy!
Method:
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STEP 1
Preheat oven to 180 degrees c
In a bowl mix cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time
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Sift semolina baking powder and baking soda and fold into the butter mix with the yogurt
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Spread the batter into a greased cake tin
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Bake for 30-35 minutes
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Make the syrup by bringing sugar and water to the boil, stirring til the sugar is dissolved. Add lemon juice and boil for 10 minutes, allow to cool
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Spoon the cooled syrup over hot cake and cool thoroughly
Decorate with Nutella
