Delicious Olive Oil Cake
This moist and fluffy olive oil cake is infused with bright lemon flavor and topped with homemade blackberry syrup. A simple yet stunning dessert perfect for spring and summer.
Ingredients
Olive Oil Cake Batter
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil we have also made this with avocado oil for a more mild flavor
- ½ cup milk we used almond milk, but any dairy or non-dairy based milk will work
- ½ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed or bottled
- 1 whole egg ok to omit
- ½ cup plain and unsweetened greek yogurt unsweetened non-dairy yogurt will also work
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup agave or sugar
- 2 cups regular or gluten-free all purpose flour
- lemon zest
- powdered sugar for topping
- regular or dairy-free whipped cream optional, for topping
Blackberry Syrup
- 1 cup blackberries
- 2 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup sugar or agave
Instructions
How To Make Olive Oil Cake
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350 F. Grease a round 9 or 10 inch cake pan with non-stick spray, butter, or olive oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix your olive oil, milk, lemon juice, egg, yogurt, lemon extract, baking powder, baking soda, and agave or sugar together. Once this mixture is creamy and smooth, add your flour and mix until a fluffy batter is formed.
- Transfer the batter into your greased cake pan and use a silicone spatula to ensure it's even. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- While the olive oil cake bakes in the oven, prepare your powdered sugar for dusting on top and your blackberry syrup to drizzle. To make the blackberry syrup, bring a small saucepan to medium heat. Add the blackberries, water, and sugar, and cook, stirring, until the blackberries are bubbling. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Strain the pulp from the blackberry syrup and store the blackberry syrup in a jar until you're ready to serve.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely. Dust the top of your olive oil cake with powdered sugar. Serve each slice with whipped cream and blackberry syrup drizzled on top. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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