Orange Olive Oil Cake
A tender cake made with olive oil! This not too sweet cake is packed with flavour thanks to the addition of orange zest and juice.
This is definitely a first for me; an Olive Oil cake. I’m used to adding oil in my cakes but never olive oil so this was gonna be a whole new experience and surprisingly it was good. A tender cake that was not too sweet and not too heavy but full of orange flavour. It exceeded my expectations.
I’ve always preferred oil based cakes to butter. Oil is all fat while butter is about 80% fat and that extra fat in oil makes for a moister cake. But to add olive oil to a cake is a completely different flavour profile. Olive oil has a distinct flavour compared to canola or vegetable oil, so I figured that flavour would be dominant in the cake. Luckily it wasn’t, it was subtle and the cake itself had a kind of pound cake texture without a pound of butter!
What I tasted more then anything was the orange flavour. The cake has both orange zest and juice to give it a burst of orange.
The cake itself is not overly sweet making this a perfect brunch cake or afternoon snack cake.
I myself left the cake plain but you can definitely dust it was powdered sugar.
What’s in this Orange Olive Oil Cake
To make this cake you’ll need
- Olive Oil- I used Extra Virgin but you can use regular Olive Oil,
- Eggs- just three in this recipe.
- Granulated Sugar
- Orange zest and juice- three tablespoon of each.
- Vanilla
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking powder and baking soda- for leavening.
- Salt
What’s the Best Olive Oil to use here?
I recommend using an olive oil you already use. Something you’ve tried and like and is a good quality olive oil. Stick to what you know. Obviously flavour will vary depending on the olive oil you use.
We’ve all heard of the benefits of olive oil such as, antioxidants to prevent chronic disease and healthy fats to help prevent strokes and heart disease. So it makes sense to bake with olive oil and you should feel good about making and eating this cake.
So let’s get to baking my friends and don’t forget to leave comments and rate this recipe. I appreciate all feedback. You can also take pics and tag me on Instagram @marisblissfulbites!
Happy Baking!
XOXO Mari!
Orange Olive Oil Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup of olive oil
- 1¼ cup of granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temp.
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp of orange zest
- 3 tbsp of fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- ½ tsp of baking soda
- 1¾ cups of All-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and butter and flour a bundt pan or a 9 inch springform pan and set aside.
- In a bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
- With mixer or hand held on med-high speed mix the sugar and olive oil for about 3 mins.
- Add in the eggs and mix for another 5 mins.
- Add in the vanilla, orange zest and juice and mix for another minute.
- Take your bowl of dry ingredients and fold into the wet batter or add in with mixer on low speed until just incorporated. Do not overmix,
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 mins until toothpick comes out with few crumbs.
- Let cool for a 15 mins. before turning over and removing from pan to continue cooling on wire rack.