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Sfouf: Lebanese Turmeric Cake Eggless Spiced With Ginger

The yellow cake, as I call Sfouf, is a golden baked beauty from Lebanon. The Lebanese turmeric cake is bursting with the subtle flavors of ginger and honey, brimming with the goodness of aniseed or fennel, and spiced with the anti-inflammatory turmeric, which gives it an intense golden hue. lebanese turmeric cake You will love everything about this turmeric cake, because it uses no sugar uses no artificial ingredients uses anti-inflammatory ginger uses anti-allergic, antibacterial, antiviral turmeric replaces sugar with honey is extremely light is quick to make is butter free is dairy free and sans white flour or maida eggless sfouf -the turmeric cake So what inspired me to bake Sfouf -the Lebanese turmeric cake  ? Well, the first time I saw this eggless semolina cake shared in a food group was a couple of years back. The use of turmeric in a cake was new to me. So it attracted my interest. Ever since this eggless cake has been on my mind, but I have be

Basbousa - No Butter, No Oil, No Sugar Eggless Semolina Coconut Cake

eggless suji oats coconut cake Basbousa is a Lebanese cake that uses semolina flour, which is healthier alternative to white/all-purpose flour. What attracted me most to the eggless cake was its use of semolina, yogurt & coconut. The native Egyptian cake also belongs to traditional Middle East. The sweet moist cake made from cooked semolina uses soaked simple syrup that gives Basbousa a glossy look. If health is a top priority, but you still want to indulge in, this guilt-free Basbousa cake can come in handy.  This yogurt cake flavored with coconut is the solution to all your cake baking problems.  Simple, quick, and healthy sugar-free semolina cake recipe that you would want to bake again and agai The  semolina (suji)-coconut cake is sweetened with dates and flavored with coconut. The roasted semolina flour takes its taste to another level. If this isn't enough, I have added oatmeal to the recipe to include some fiber to the recipe. Oatmeal benefits are aple