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Orange Olive Oil Cake

50 min
10 min prep
40 min cook

Serves 12

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp Double acting baking powder
  • 1 cup Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups Whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Coarse ground cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp Large navel orange, zested
  • 1 cup Pure cane sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Confectioners powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 3 Large eggs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with olive oil and flour; tap out excess.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until well blended and light in color. Add milk, olive oil and orange zest. Mix well.
  4. In another bowl, stir flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, stirring until just blended. Batter will be slightly lumpy; do not over-mix.
  5. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with just a few crumbs. Cool completely.
  6. Once cake has cooled, run a knife around perimeter of pan and invert cake onto a serving plate.
  7. Dust cake with powdered sugar and drizzle with additional olive oil as desired.

Nutrition

37gCarbs
21gFat
4gProtein

Nutrition Facts

12 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories350
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 21g
    • 32%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 3.5g
    • 18%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 50mg
    • 17%
  • Sodium
    • 150mg
    • 6%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 37g
    • 12%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 1g
  • Sugars
    • 21g
  • Protein
    • 4g
  • Vitamin C
    • 2%
  • Calcium
    • 6%
  • Iron
    • 8%
  • Vitamin A
    • 2%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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