Semolina Cake + Rose & Grapefruit Syrup
Serves: one 8" cake
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Semolina
  • 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅔ cup Raw Cane Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1¼ cups Buttermilk
  • ¾ cup (6 ounces) Grass-fed Butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • ⅔ cup Honey
  • ¾ cup Grapefruit Juice (freshly squeezed, if possible)
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 drop Rose Oil (food grade), or 1 tablespoon Rose Water
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of an 8" round baking pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the semolina, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
  3. Add the eggs and buttermilk to the dry ingredients and whisk until combined.
  4. Add the melted butter lemon zest, and vanilla to the batter and whisk until smooth.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. Take care not to overbake as this cake can dry out quickly.
  6. While the cake is baking, make the syrup.
  7. Place the honey, grapefruit juice, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 10 minutes, or until reduced by ⅓.
  8. Remove from heat and stir in the rose oil or rose water.
  9. When the cake is finished baking, remove from the oven and slowly pour the syrup over the top o the cake until all of the syrup soaks in. Let cool.
  10. Serve at room temperature with a dollop of honey-sweetened Greek yogurt.
Recipe by The Kitchen McCabe at https://www.thekitchenmccabe.com/2017/02/02/semolina-cake-rose-grapefruit-syrup/