Semolina and Coconut Cake (Namoura) with Orange Blossom Syrup

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Some cakes are about lightness; this one is unapologetically about soak. Namoura is a Levantine semolina cake, dense and golden, cut into neat diamonds and drenched in fragrant syrup the moment it leaves the oven. The contrast between the hot, sturdy crumb and the cool, perfumed syrup is the whole magic, and the cake drinks in the liquid until each piece is moist, tender and glistening. My small twist is a handful of desiccated coconut folded through the batter, which adds a gentle chew and a background sweetness that flatters the orange blossom beautifully.

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Semolina and Coconut Cake (Namoura) with Orange Blossom Syrup