Pomegranate & Lemon Syrup Cake
Pomegranate & Lemon Syrup Cake — a Dawn Foods recipe in 3 components, makes 2 cakes in 9" (23 cm) spring form pans. Uses Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg and Dawn Liquid Flavourings, 1 kg, Lemon.
- mixing time (slow speed, first)
- 1 min
- mixing time (medium speed)
- 3-4 min
- mixing time (slow speed, after additions)
- 1 min
- baking temperature (cake base)
- 170 °C
- baking time (cake base)
- 35-40 min
- simmering time (syrup)
- 5 min
- cooling time (in tins)
- 5 min
Ingredients
Cake Base
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg | 1000 g |
| Water (1) | 400 g |
| Vegetable oil | 100 g |
| Water (2) | 140 g |
| Dawn Pomegranate Compound | 70 g |
| Dawn Lemon Fruit Concentrate | 50 g |
| Dawn Liquid Flavourings, 1 kg, LemonDawn Natural Palermo Lemon Flavouring | 10 g |
Lemon Syrup
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Water (3) | 150 g |
| Sugar | 150 g |
| Dawn Liquid Flavourings, 1 kg, LemonDawn Natural Palermo Lemon Flavouring | 10 g |
Decoration
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Pomegranate seeds |
Method
- Cake Base
Add the Genoese Cake Base, water (1) and vegetable oil to a mixing bowl fitted with a beater.
- Cake Base
Mix for 1 minute on slow speed and then 3 - 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Cake Base
Add the water (2), Pomegranate Compound, Lemon Fruit Concentrate and Natural Palermo Lemon Flavouring whilst mixing on slow speed. Scrape down and then mix for a further 1 minute on slow speed.
- Cake Base
Deposit 800 - 850g into 2 prepared 9" (23cm) spring form pans.
- Cake Base
Bake at 170ºC for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Lemon Syrup
Add all ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Lemon Syrup
Simmer for 5 minutes and then remove from heat.
Finish: Allow the cakes to cool in the tins for 5 minutes.
Finish: Place 1/3 of the prepared hot syrup into a spray bottle.
Finish: Remove the cakes from the pans and make holes over the surface of the cakes using a skewer.
Finish: Brush the tops of the cakes liberally with the hot syrup.
Finish: Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the cake and using the spray bottle, spray more syrup over the cakes to coat the seeds.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.