Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)

Harissa is a classic Arabic semolina cake made with coconut. Loved by adults and kids alike, it’s soaked in syrup for extra sweetness and richness.

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2 cups medium semolina1 cup sugar1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup milk or yogurt1 cup shredded coconut3 eggs1 packet vanilla or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 packet baking powder or 2 teaspoonsZest of one lemonSesame seedsNuts as desiredSyrup (attar) to drizzle over the cake

Syrup

Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 1 cup water.For Fatima’s filled-maamoul recipe see: Filled Maamoul with Cream

Step 1

Mix all ingredients together except the sesame and nuts.

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Filled Maamoul with Cream

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