Go Greek: Grape Molasses Cake

• 1 cup water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups petimezi (grape molasses)
• grated peel and juice of 2 large oranges
• 1/4 cup Greek tsipouro, ouzo or grappa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 - 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Lightly oil a 12-inch springform pan or 12 cups of a muffin tin.
3. In a small pot, combine the water, cinnamon stick and cloves and bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. Turn off the heat and let the spices steep for 15 minutes.
5. Strain.
6. In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the olive oil and brown sugar together until fluffy.
7. Add the spice water, petimezi, orange peel and tsipouro (or ouzo or grappa).
8. Mix well.
9. Dissolve the baking soda in the orange juice and stir into the petimezi mixture.
10. Sift 5 cups of flour into a medium bowl.
11. Gently whisk the flour into the petimezi mixture.
12. If the batter is loose, add a little more flour.
13. Stir in the chocolate chips, if using and scrape the batter into the springform or muffin cups.
14. Toss the granulated sugar and sesame seeds together and sprinkle over the cake.
15. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes for the cake, 40 to 45 minutes for the cupcakes.
16. Serve the cake as is, or with a bit of petimezi or chocolate syrup drizzled over or around it.
17. Serve the cupcakes, if making, the same way.
18. Petimezopita is delicious with vanilla ice cream, too.

water, cinnamon, cloves, extra virgin olive oil, brown sugar, petimezi, oranges, tsipouro, baking soda, flour, chocolate chips, sugar, sesame seeds

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/go-greek-grape-molasses-cake-recipe/ (may not work)