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Basbousa Bil Tamr | Traditional Cake From Libya, Maghreb | TasteAtlas

Basbousa bil tamr

(بسبوسة بالتمر)

Basbousa is a traditional Arabian semolina-based cake that is soaked in syrup, then studded with almonds. This Libyan variety includes desiccated coconut in the cake mixture and date-paste that is sandwiched between the two layers of semolina cake.


The cake is made with semolina, regular flour, desiccated coconut, sugar, butter, milk, date-paste, and baking powder. It is typically flavored with cinnamon. Libyans enjoy their basbousa bil tamr with qashta cream, and pair it with Arabic cardamom coffee on the side.