Coconut Basbousa

This version of Coconut Basbousa (Basbosa) Semolina Cake is very moist and delicious if you have a sweet tooth then this is the right recipe for you a little slice of the cake goes a long way and can be shared by a crowd the cake is best eaten when cooled down and all the syrup seeps in the cake when cut because of the syrup that

Ingredients:

• 2 cups coarse semolina
  
• 1 cup fine ground semolina
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups of milk
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup melted butter or oil

for the syrup:

• 3 cups of sugar
• 2 cups of water

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13 inch sheet cake pan.
• Combine the semolina, coconut, sugar baking powder in a large bowl and mix until combined.
• Add milk, yogurt, and the butter or oil to the bowl and mix until there are no lumps and it all mixed.
• Pour the batter into a prepared pan let it stand for about 30 min to 1 hour on the counter, slice before baking and decorate with nuts and bake until the edges begin to pull away and skewer inserted comes out clean about 30-45 minutes.
• Pour the syrup over the top of the cake while the cake is hot.
• Cool and slice the cake.