Traditional Italian Olive Oil Cake
This is an Old Italian cake recipe that was passed down from my great, great, great Grandma…. oh wait I am Danish. Okay it was passed down thru some Italians I don’t know, but it is good! It’s a moist, yellow cake and tastes great dusted with just a little powdered sugar and berries.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter (to coat pan)
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
- 3 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup good olive oil
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- confectioners sugar, for dusting
- assorted berries or peaches or whatever fruit you prefer to top cake
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in center of oven. Use a paper towel to coat sides and bottom of an 8" round cake pan with butter
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In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl use a mixer to cream together eggs, sugar and zest until well combined. Beat in milk and then slowly drizzle olive in while continuing to mix.
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Mix the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Whisk until well blended. Pour mixture into the cake pan. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top of batter.
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Bake for 35 minutes or until cake springs back from touch. Remove from oven and allow cake to cool. Use a knife to separate cake from sides of pan, remove cake from pan. Dust with powdered sugar, top with berries or peaches, dust again and serve!