Lebanese Molasses Cake Sfouf Bi Debes
Created by dienia b on July 3, 2025
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #44809
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups semolina flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons anise seed, ground
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup water
- Pan
- 2 tablespoons tahini, (sesame paste) for coating the baking pan
- Topping
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F.
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Step 2: Mix all dry ingredients together.
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Step 3: Then add oil and rub the mixture together with your hands until everything is covered with oil.
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Step 4: Add molasses, then add the water, fold everything together with your hands until combined.
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Step 5: It has to be a thick-yogurt consistency.
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Step 6: In the baking pan, rub a thin layer of tahini on it, then pour in the mixture.
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Step 7: Sprinkle on sesame seeds on top.
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Step 8: Bake for 30-35 minutes.
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Step 9: Note: it is important that you do NOT use a blender!
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (164.1 g)
- Calories 568.3
- Total Fat - 21.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0.1 mg
- Sodium - 137.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 91.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6 g
- Sugars - 52 g
- Protein - 7.3 g
- Calcium - 212.9 mg
- Iron - 4.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg