The Batica recipe or Baath as it is sometimes called, is a cake made with semolina and coconut.
Ingredients for Batica
400 gms Semolina (rawa)
400 gms sugar
8 eggs
2 coconuts (scraped)
1.5 tsp baking powder
50 gms butter
Vanilla essence
Method
Make a sugar syrup with 2 cups water. Cool.
Grind the coconut to a fine paste. Add and mix it well into the syrup. Next add the semolina, mixed with the baking powder, adding the eggs one at a time. Mix well, along with the butter and vanilla essence. Keep for a couple of hours.
Pour into a greased cake baking tray and bake till done at 180 deg. C for approx. 45 minutes, checking if done by inserting a knife or toothpick in the centre and seeing if it comes out cleanly.
And that’s the delicious Batica / baath recipe for you to try and enjoy.
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