Italian Olive Oil Orange Cake
Created by AdriannaNY on November 30, 2014
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 35-40m
- Recipe #16193
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar (divided)
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (or dry white wine)
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 cup cornmeal (yellow)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 orange, zested (use all the zest for the cake)
- Orange segments for serving (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Step 2: Grease bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan; line bottom with a round of wax or parchment paper, and brush paper with oil.
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Step 3: In a large bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, 1 cup sugar, and orange juice until smooth. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest; whisk gently to combine.
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Step 4: Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining 1/3 cup sugar (topping will be thick).
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Step 5: Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
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Step 6: Cool in pan 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake; invert cake gently onto a plate, and remove parchment paper. Reinvert cake onto a rack to cool completely. Serve with orange segments, if desired.