Olive Oil Cake : light and soft/ Torta all'olio D'olive soffice e leggera

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Olive Oil Cake : light and soft/ Torta all'olio D'olive soffice e leggera

Olive Oil Cake light sponge texture/ Torta all'olio D'olive soffice e leggera

what you will need

8-9 inch cake pan

hand or stand mixer or a good old whisk with some arm muscle

pastry brush

sieve

start by pre heating your oven to 350 degrees fh or 180 celsius

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup of flour (150 grams)

1/2 tsp of baking soda (3 grams)

1 tsp baking powder (5 grams)

1/4 tsp salt (1.5 grams)

4 egg whites

2 whole eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract (4 grams)

1 cup of sugar (200 grams)

the zest of 1 whole lemon

the zest of 1 whole orange

1/2 cup of olive oil (106 grams)

icing ingridients

powdered sugar + the juice of a lemon and orange

Directions

1) preheat oven to 350 FH 180 celsius

2) start by greasing your pan by brushing it generously with olive oil, be sure to coat everywhere- then follow with a dusting of flour and be sure to tap excess off .

3) sift together all dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt) to have ready to add to wrt mixture once you begin.

4) with a hand mixer or stand mixer, or by hand with a whisk, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

5) with a hand mixer or stand mixer, or by hand with a whisk cream the eggs, sugar & vanilla until thick and paler yellow. Then go ahead and add the orange and lemon zest.

5) now slowly begin to add the dry ingredients along with the olive oil by alternating until you have fully incorporated them both and your batter is rich and thick.

6) either fold in with a spatula by hand or turn mixer on lowest speed to incorporate in batches your egg whites. Once fully incorporated, if done with a mixer, just be sure to pass it over and scrape around with a spatula to insure all has been well mixed in.

7) fill in your cake pan with the batter and bake for 30-45 mins or until done (toothpick test) in a 350 fh preheated oven (180 celsius)

8) once baked- let it rest in the pan for about 10-15 mins first and then flip over on a wire rack to finish cooling fully before topping it either with some homemade icing which is a combination of powdered sugar with the juices of freshly squeezed lemons and oranges and mixed to the consistency you desire and drizzle the cake with it and note that you would need about 15-20 mins for the icing to set if you choose this option. You can also do a dusting with some powdered sugar or simply leave it plain! as you wish, enjoy it either way and get straight to slicing into it.

This is a soft spongelike texture that is absolutely delicious! the olive oil is not overpowering at all and offers a beautiful aroma along with the lemon and orange zest and of coarse the vanilla.

a must try, a no crumble cake that is perfect on its own, can accompany a nice cup of coffee , can be had with a scoop of ice cream or can be dunked in some nice cold milk.

versatile and delicious! the whole family will enjoy this.