Semolina Coconut Cake with Orange and Rose Water | Saveur

Name: Semolina Coconut Cake with Orange and Rose Water | Saveur
Ingredients: 1 cup (7 oz.) granulated sugar; Finely grated zest of 2 lemons; 1 ⁄ 2 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄ 4 cup orange blossom water, preferably Carlo; 2 tbsp. rose water, preferably Carlo; 1 cup vegetable oil, plus more; All-purpose flour, for dusting; 2 1 ⁄ 2 cups (14 1/2 oz) fine semolina; 1 cup desiccated coconut; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg white; Petals from 2 organic pink roses; 1 cup superfine sugar

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This elegant cake is soaked in a fragrant lemon syrup, perfumed by flower waters. The garnish is candied rose petals sprinkled with toasted coconut.

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Ingredients

1 cup (7 oz.) granulated sugar
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
1⁄4 cup orange blossom water, preferably <a href="https://www.saveur.com/our-favorite-rose-water/">Carlo</a>
2 tbsp. rose water, preferably <a href="https://www.saveur.com/our-favorite-rose-water/">Carlo</a>
1 cup vegetable oil, plus more
All-purpose flour, for dusting
2 1⁄2 cups (14 1/2 oz) fine semolina
1 cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OO5VYA2?psc=1">desiccated coconut</a>
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg white
Petals from 2 organic pink roses
1 cup superfine sugar