Spring Cake From Provence, France

Hervé Palmieri continues his quest to provide us all with fantastic French cooking. Here, one of his personal picnic favorites.
By Hervé Palmieri

A cake full of southern flavors from Provence in South-East France and Italy…. Olives, sun-dry tomatoes, capers, mozzarella… this colorful cake is one of my picnic favorites!

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Here is the recipe of this easy-to-make cake to celebrate Spring!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour (200g)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup olive oil or sunflower oil (10 cl)
• 2/3 cup heavy cream (20 cl)
• 2 tsp baking powder (10g)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cut into small pieces (200g)
• 1/3 cup pine nuts
• 1/3 green or black olives
• capers to taste
• sundry tomatoes to taste
• coppa or Italian ham
• thyme, oregano… or other herbs

Steps:

1. Pre-heat oven at 350°F or 180°C
2. Beat together flour, baking powder, salt, and eggs
3. Add gradually oil and cream to get a smooth texture
4. Incorporate all other ingredients cut into small pieces with a spoon
5. Grease a cake pan and bake for 45 minutes

Enjoy!