Orange Olive Oil Cake

This cake is next level, like patisserie level orange cake.

Recipe adapted from here with some Clueless adjustments.

Orange Cake

Recipe adapted from cravingcalifornia.com

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/4 cup Olive Oil
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup Almond Flour or substitute with another 3/4 cup regular flour
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 cup Tangerine Juice if tangerine unavailable use oranges instead
• 3 tbsp Tangerine Zest
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 6 medium sized Tangerines for slicing Or 2 large oranges
• 1/2 cup Salted Caramel Sauce* Recipe linked below

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 200C and grease a 9inch cake pan with olive oil, or butter and flour it till its coated well. Once coated well add a parchment paper
2. Sift flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl and mix
3. With a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat the eggs and sugar for 3-4 mins until it becomes thick and creamy
4. Gradually add in the olive oil while mixing on medium to low, then add the juice, zest and the vanilla
5. Fold dry ingredients with wet and mix until combined (do not overmix)
6. Spread the salted caramel on the bottom of the cake pan, and top with the sliced oranges or tangerines (you can totally omit this step)
7. Pour the batter over the oranges, place in oven and lower temp to 180C
8. Bake for 45-55 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean
9. Once it cools down, carefully flip and peal the baking paper

*Salted Caramel Recipe click here