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Olive oil orange cake
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Olive Oil Cake With Orange Zest

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Cake
Servings: 8 Servings
Author: Lauren Klein, MS RDN MOM

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

Wet Ingredients

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 and ½ Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon Orange Juice
  • 1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ Cup Milk
  • Zest of ½ Orange
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt

Optional

  • ½ Cup Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degree's Fahrenheit. Grease a 9in springform pan and set aside.
  • In one bowl combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
  • In another bowl add eggs. Use a hand or stand mixer to mix eggs for about 1 minute. Add remaining wet ingredients and combine.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients then add to greased springform pan.
  • Cook 40 minutes. Once a toothpick can be removed with no wetness cake is done. Remove from oven and take off sides of springform pan. Place on a wire rack to evenly cool.
  • Once cool add powdered sugar if desired.
  • Store in an air-tight container for up to 4 days. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you want an additional glaze simple combine 2 tablespoons of orange juice to ½ cup of powdered sugar and drizzle on the cake once it has cooled!