Orange Basbousa

🔹️Orange Basbousa – Moist & Citrusy from the First Try! 🧡🍊

If you're looking for a delicious and different dessert with a bright citrus flavor, try this Orange Basbousa! It’s sweet, moist, and guaranteed to impress from the first try!

👉Ingredients:

◾️1 cup sugar

◾️1 cup vegetable oil

◾️4 eggs

◾️2 tsp vanilla extract

◾️1 cup fresh orange juice

◾️2 tbsp orange zest

◾️1 cup shredded coconut

◾️2 cups semolina (half fine, half medium grind if possible)

◾️2 packets baking powder (about 2 tsp total)

◾️A pinch of salt

👉Instructions:

✅️1. Preheat your oven to medium heat (around 350°F / 175°C).

✅️2. Mix all the ingredients together until smooth.

✅️3. Pour the batter into a medium-sized greased baking dish.

✅️4. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden and fully set.

✅️5. Once out of the oven, pour cold syrup (see below) over the hot cake.

✅️6. Let it cool completely before serving. Enjoy chilled for the best flavor!

🔸️For the Syrup:

◾️1½ cups sugar

◾️4 cups water

◾️Boil together for 10 minutes, then cool before using.

✅️💡 4 Tips for Perfect Basbousa:

↪️1. Use fresh orange juice – it makes a big difference in flavor!

↪️2. Don’t skip the zest – it adds a fragrant citrus kick.

↪️3. Let the cake soak up the syrup – don’t rush serving it hot.

↪️4. Refrigerate before slicing – it firms up and tastes even better cold!