I love baking cakes, especially easy-to-make cakes like this one. A lot of people think baking a good homemade dessert cake is a long and difficult process when it really isn’t. The majority of all cakes out there are easy to make and use ingredients that are readily available in the marketplace. Furthermore, You don’t have to get all fancy with decorating your cakes unless you choose to. There is nothing wrong with serving them plain, with a little dusting of sweetness or with a store bought frosting on top.
Today’s guest post recipe is courtesy of Gaea, the makers of fine and gourmet olive oils. You can learn more about the company by visiting their web site.
Almond Cake with Olive Oil and Orange Zest Recipe
3/4 cup Gaea Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
7 ounces finely ground almonds
Zest of Orange
Preheat oven to 180C/356F. Beat oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl with a wire whisk until light. Combine flour with baking powder, ground almonds and orange zest. Add to oil and sugar mixture stirring in gently. Spread mixture in a greased rectangular pan 22 x11 cm 8.65 x 4.35 inches and bake for 50 minutes. Lower heat to 170C/338F and continue baking for 10 more minutes. Test cake in the center for dryness. If still moist, allow to bake a little longer. Cool cake, remove from pan and dust with powdered sugar.
This sounds good never had a almond cake
might give this a try
I like that this is so simple. I actually prefer cakes like this that just have powdered sugar on top. Something like this I think has even a better taste the day after baking (if everyone doesnt know you made it ha!) I would like this with a nice cup of coffee enjoying the end of the day!
Thankyou so much for sharing you delicious sounding Pound Cake with us! I love Almond favor in so may types of Cakes and Cookies. Its an extra plus for me to have an almond Flavored Pound Cake with an orange citrus flavored Topping!! Sounds soooo Good!hankyou Again 🙂 🙂
i admit I am baker from boxes or bags…………. but you know this recipe looks so easy that I think I can do it. Have never had a cake made with olive oil.
As a home baker, I’m always on the lookout for a good cake recipe, and this one certainly looks like a winner. I’ve been wanting to try an olive oil cake for the longest time. Thanks for posting this recipe; if I can get a good buy on some almonds, I might just give it a try.
This does sound really good. I love almonds. In fact, I have a jar of almond butter on the kitchen counter that might be used in a great glaze for this cake, lol.
Almonds and oranges. This cake looks heavenly.
I’m more of a cookie than a cake or pie person myself but it’s good to have some recipes for company. I’d like to try a cake using olive oil since I always have some around. I’ve also wanted to try subbing almond flour in a few recipes, but haven’t yet. I do love the taste of almond anything and think my mom is the same.
That looks easy enough even for me, a non-baker. I like the ingredients and the orange zest.
I have been wanting to try baking a cake with olive oil. I love almonds, especially ground in cookies or cakes. I might add a little almond extract to reinforce the flavor.
I love using ground almonds in recipes – I’ve had a thing for almond paste, marzipan, and almond Italian cookies since I was a young child – I would love this and want to try it!