Citrus olive oil cake

Citrus olive oil cake by Lizna

Cook with love and EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) by creating fresh, delicious, and unique dishes for your family and friends to savour and enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 Eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• zest of one orange
• zest of one lemon
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
• 105 ml melted butter
• Dry icing sugar

METHOD

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, grease and line a cake pan.

Beat the eggs, sugar and zest till creamy. Whisk the butter and EVOO together, set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding the flour and EVOO to the egg mixture until everything is combined.

Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for around 30 minutes. When a cake tester / toothpick comes out clean your cake is ready.

Turn your cake out of the pan onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.

Dust the icing sugar over the cake and decorate with some rosemary and dried citrus slices.

Serve with a great cup of rooibos tea!

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Citrus olive oil cake

Ingredients

• 4 Eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• zest of one orange
• zest of one lemon
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
• 105 ml melted butter
• Dry icing sugar

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, grease and line a cake pan.

2

Beat the eggs, sugar and zest till creamy. Whisk the butter and EVOO together, set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding the flour and EVOO to the egg mixture until everything is combined.

3

Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for around 30 minutes. When a cake tester / toothpick comes out clean your cake is ready.

4

Turn your cake out of the pan onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.

5

Dust the icing sugar over the cake and decorate with some rosemary and dried citrus slices.

6

Serve with a great cup of rooibos tea!

EVOO is a very versatile oil as it can be used in both sweet or savoury dishes, and since the oil can withstand very high temperatures, it is ideal for any form of cooking. EVOO is unique in that the antioxidants and nutrients do not break down during the culinary process, therefore not only does it add nutritional value to any dish, but its natural compounds elevate and complement all other ingredients.

Whether you choose to drizzle, dip, bake or fry with EVOO, be sure to look out for the CTC seal when purchasing your EVOO. This seal has been introduced by the SA Olive Industry and appears on olive oils of participating SA Olive members to ensure that the consumer chooses the best quality locally produced oils.

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Recipe and feature image By Lizna

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