Mario Batali's Olive Oil & Orange Cake
Created by Marramamba on March 15, 2015
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 50m
- Recipe #18066
Ingredients
- 6 medium (1 1/2 pounds) oranges
- 1/3 cup olive oil (extra virgin olive)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (high gluten preferred, such as bread flour)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F and oil a 9-inch round cake pan.
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Step 2: Remove zest from all oranges and juice from one. Set fruit aside for another use.
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Step 3: In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat eggs and salt together until frothy and light (about 2 minutes).
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Step 4: Slowly add sugar while continuing to mix (about 2 more minutes).
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Step 5: Sift the flour and baking soda together and gradually add to egg mixture. Mix about 1 more minute.
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Step 6: In a side bowl, mix olive oil, citrus zest and juice. Using a spoon, stir this into the egg mixture, just folding until all inches.
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Step 7: Pour batter into prepared pan and place in oven and bake 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
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Step 8: Cool to room temperature, cut into wedges and serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (168.6 g)
- Calories 329.2
- Total Fat - 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 104.2 mg
- Sodium - 322.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 51.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 32.3 g
- Protein - 6.3 g
- Calcium - 182.6 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 50.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg