Pomegranate Molasses Butter Cake Recipes

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES BUTTER

Steps:

• Whip the butter until smooth in an electric mixer. Add in the pomegranate molasses and orange zest and beat until smooth. Transfer to a ramekin. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Serve on pancakes, muffins, biscuits or scones.

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-square baking pan, dust lightly with flour and knock out excess.
• Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine milk and 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses.
• In a large bowl, cream together stick of butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each until well combined.
• Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk mixture. (Begin and end with flour, and mix after each addition until just combined.)
• Pour batter into pan and bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges, turn cake out onto a rack, and then turn right side up again.
• Whisk together confectioners' sugar, cream, and 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses. Brush glaze over cake, letting it drip down sides.
• In a small, preferably nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, combine nuts, 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses and 4 teaspoons sugar. Stir constantly and watch carefully until sugar melts and coats nuts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle over top of cake.

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Steps:

• Bring the pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon juice to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the juice has reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 1 hour. Stir the molasses frequently as it thickens to keep it from burning. When the molasses is done, allow it to cool to room temperature, then pour into a glass storage container, and keep in the refrigerator.

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add Pomegranate Molasses, zest, and grated ginger, and beat until combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, and pepper. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Fold in crystallized ginger. Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing top.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan, and turn cake over. Remove bottom of pan, and gently peel off parchment. Return cake to bottom of pan, right side up. Let cool completely. Spread Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting onto cooled cake. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils, if desired.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, vanilla bean seeds, and salt at medium speed until smooth. With mixer on low speed, add confectioners' sugar, ½ cup (60 grams) at a time, beating until well combined. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• In a medium saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, syrupy, and reduced by about two-thirds, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely, then refrigerate overnight. Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to use.