Description
A simple, soft olive oil cake is a beautiful dessert to serve when there is no berries or produce in season. Sweet and fluffy it is a stunningly rustic cake.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan. Mix together the sugar and eggs in a medium bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed until blended and light.
- Drizzle in the olive oil and vanilla and mix until light and smooth.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
- Add the flour mixture half at a time to the wet ingredients and mix on low just to bring it together.
- Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Let the cake cool 15 minutes, dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve.
- Category: Cake, Dessert