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Eggless Lebanese Turmeric Cake – Sfouf

January 31, 2015 By Priya Shiva 11 Comments

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I made this Eggless Lebanese Turmeric Cake today to review Hadia’s cookbook which I received recently. I always have a weakness for desserts and decided to try some Lebanese cake to write a review. I have already shared a recipe for another Lebanese dessert – Coconut Basbousa for my blog anniversary and it was loved by everyone. So, I picked up Sfouf recipe from her book which is a Lebanese turmeric cake. It is a perfect tea-time cake with goodness of turmeric and I just drizzled some chocolate sauce before serving. Looks delicious, isn’t it? 🙂
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Now to Hadia, and her cook book. Hadia Zebib Khanafer needs no introduction to foodies and cook book collectors. I started following Hadia almost a year back and started drooling on the food she shares. What started as small fascination ended up being an obsession for me. A day would not be complete if I don’t see what Hadia had to offer that day. Slowly from a follower of her blogs, to building a connect in social media and interacting with her, I started getting drawn to the person Hadia is and ended being a friend. I was fortunate enough to receive the copy of her “Hadia Lebanese style recipes”. This is one of the most comprehensive cook book I have come across till date with over 500 recipes. The book has been categorized beautifully from soups, starters, main dishes, desserts and lovely tips. The moment you lay your hands on this book, you know the efforts behind this book must have been humongous. This book, is a must have collection on your shelf. So, sharing the recipe for Eggless Lebanese Turmeric Cake..
You can connect with Hadia on her blog at – www.hadiaslebanesecuisine.com
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Sfouf / Eggless Lebanese Turmeric Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Farina/Fine Semolina - 1+1/2 cup
  • All purpose flour - 1+1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1+3/4 cup
  • Melted Butter - 1/2 cup
  • Cooking Oil - 1/4 cup I used canola oil
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Baking Powder - 2 tsp
  • Milk - 1+1/4 cup
  • Tahini - 4 tbsp
  • Pine nuts or cashews - 1/2 cup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius.
  2. Add semolina, flour, turmeric powder, baking powder in a mixing bowl and combine it.
  3. In another bowl combine sugar and milk and mix till sugar dissolves. Add oil and butter and mix it well.
  4. Now add semolina mixture and mix well to make a smooth batter.
  5. Grease a 15 inch round or square pan with tahini. Pour the batter evenly in the pan.
  6. Scatter the nuts over the batter and bake at same temperature for 30-35 minutes till you get a even golden color.
  7. Remove from the oven and let it cool down completely.
  8. Invert the cake on a plate and cut into equal squares and enjoy with some drizzled chocolate syrup with your cup of tea/coffee.

Recipe Notes

  1. You can use butter or oil to grease the pan if tahini is not available.
  2. I added cashews and you can add any type of nuts or raisins of your choice.
  3. This is a crumbly cake. So, cut the cake only once it completely cools down.
  4. Do not overcook this cake or it tends to harden.

 

***I received the book but opinion shared are mine***

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Filed Under: Cakes and Bakes, Product Review Tagged With: Baking, Cakes, Eggless Bakes, Eggless Cake, Lebanese cake, Lebanese recipes, Product Review, Turmeric Cake

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Comments

  1. AparnaRajeshkumar says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:46 am

    Thats good one priya ! first time hearing about turmeric is used in cake 🙂 i loved it

    Reply
  2. Hadia says

    January 31, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Priya. Words fall short to expres my gratitude for such an amazing review. Honestly, word of appreciation-especially after hard work- can do wonders and you just made my day.

    Reply
  3. Veena Theagarajan says

    January 31, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    this is totally new .. Looks perfectly baked…

    Reply
  4. Mayuri Patel says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    unusual cake. I am going to try it.

    Reply
  5. Rafeeda AR says

    February 1, 2015 at 5:44 am

    that is a really good one… this is best thing about regional cuisine… the book sounds lovely, I am so tempted to order a copy for myself!

    Reply
  6. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    February 1, 2015 at 10:42 am

    Interesting and inviting cake… Turmeric used in cake is new and will try sometime…

    Reply
  7. beena stephen says

    February 1, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    Good one . Will try it

    Reply
  8. Framed Recipes says

    September 3, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Priya,

    This looks delicious. Bookmarked. I am definitely trying this. Will surely let you know once I try.. – Sreelatha

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      September 3, 2015 at 4:02 pm

      Thank you Sreelatha. Do share your feedback 🙂

      Reply
  9. Anna Nismiya says

    January 13, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    Easy to make recipe and even my son who does not like anything wants it again…..My family loved your recipe from Moon and to the back.

    Do keep share more..!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      January 14, 2016 at 5:47 am

      Thank you Anna for trying it out 🙂

      Reply

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