A Middle Eastern semolina soaked with a floral sugar syrup and topped with almonds.
This is namura a simina cake it is also known as basoa I had a pack of simina sitting in my cupboard and I didn’t know what to do with it this cake looked super delicious so I decided to give it a try I combined melted butter yogurt
And Rose Water I poured this into my simina mixture which had simina sugar baking soda and baking powder once it formed a soft dough I poured it into my lined baking tin I flattened it until it was evenly spread out then I scored the cake diagonally after that I scored it the
Other way to form a diamond shape to finish it off I topped each piece with an almond I really like the decorative look the alond gives the cake as the cake was baking I worked on the sugar syrup to make the syrup I did a 2:1
Ratio of sugar and water when the water was simmering and the sugar had dissolved I added a bit of orange blossom Jam I also added some lemon juice and Rose Water when I took the cake out of the oven I immediately drizzled the syrup over it you really
Want the cake to soak up all that good sugary moisture and flavor then I cut through the cake again going over the marks I had made previously now look at that perfect slice this cake is super beautiful and unique it has a buttery floral flavor