This simple Citrus Olive Oil Cake will be a stunner as the star of your seasonal suppers.
Citrus Olive Oil Cake
Makes 1 (8-Inch) Cake
Ingredients
- Candied Oranges (recipe follows)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Sweetened whipped cream and Candied Oranges syrup, to serve
- Garnish: Candied Oranges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a tall-sided 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
- In bottom of prepared pan, arrange Candied Oranges, overlapping pieces to create a barrier for batter.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat sugar and eggs at high speed until thick and pale, about 2 minutes. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, beating until combined. Reduce mixer speed to medium; add milk, vanilla, and zests, beating until combined and stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture until combined; pour into prepared pan.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and an instant-read thermometer inserted in center registers 205°, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a wire rack, and let cool completely. Serve with whipped cream and Candied Oranges syrup. Garnish with any remaining Candied Oranges, if desired. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Candied Oranges
Makes 18 Slices and 1 Cup Syrup
Ingredients
- 1½ cups sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 9 (¼-inch-thick) slices small navel orange
- 9 (¼-inch-thick) slices small blood orange
Instructions
- In a 12-inch skillet, combine sugar and ¾ cup water; bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add orange slices, and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until orange rind is softened, about 15 minutes.
- Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove orange slices from syrup, and place on prepared rack. Reserve syrup for Citrus Olive Oil Cake; let oranges cool completely before using.
