Baseema is a traditional Sudanese and South Sudanese recipe for a classic dessert of a batter-based cake made of eggs, sugar, butter and yoghurt with flour and coconut that's baked and topped with a lemon syrup. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Sudanese version of: Baseema.
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Baseema is a traditional South Sudanese and Sudanese sponge-type cake. The name baseema itself means 'delicious' and Baseema lives up to its name and doesn’t let you down. Although it’s easy to prepare, it tastes amazing. One of the highly regarded specialty desserts in Sudan.
For the Syrup:
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
375ml (1 ½ cups) of water
400g (2 cups) of sugar
Method:
Combine all the ingredients for your syrup together in a cooking pot and stir until the sugar is moistened. Bring to a boil and cook syrup until the sugar melts, then set aside.
For the cake, combine the flour, coconut, cinnamon, and baking powder in a stand mixer and beat together the dry ingredients to combine for about two minutes at low speed.
Melt the butter and add to the dry ingredients along with the cooking oil. Increase the speed to medium and beat together all the ingredients for three minutes. Add the vanilla extract and yogurt, and continue mixing for another three minutes.
Beat together the eggs, add to the batter and mix until everything is well combined.
Grease a baking tin and pre-heat your oven to 180°C (160°C fan/355F). Pour the batter into the baking tin, place in the centre of your pre-heated oven and bake for thirty-five to forty minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre emerges cleanly.
Remove the cake from the oven and pour over the syrup whilst it's still hot. Wait for the Baseema to cool down before dusting with the powdered sugar, slicing into squares and enjoying.
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