Name: Olive Oil Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3 large eggs, room temperature -; 1-1/2 cups sugar -; 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil -; 3/4 cup ground almonds -; 1/2 cup 2% milk -; 4 teaspoons grated orange zest -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar -; 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice -; Sliced almonds, toasted, optional -

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Olive Oil Cake

1. 3 large eggs, room temperature -

2. 1-1/2 cups sugar -

3. 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil -

4. 3/4 cup ground almonds -

5. 1/2 cup 2% milk -

6. 4 teaspoons grated orange zest -

7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

8. 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour -

9. 2 teaspoons baking powder -

10. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

11. 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar -

12. 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice -

13. Sliced almonds, toasted, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Olive Oil Cake

1. Stage

To start this cake, whisk together the olive oil, eggs and sugar with either your trusty hand mixer or stand mixer. Don't attempt to do this by hand. You'll want the extra power to get these ingredients nice and fluffy. Whisk on medium-high speed for about five minutes. The mixture should be a lemony color.

2. Stage

Then add the milk, vanilla extract, orange zest and ground almonds and whisk until just combined. Editor's Tip: We used ground almonds here since they're readily available at the grocery store, but feel free to substitute your favorite nut. Pistachios and walnuts would work great. Similarly, you can swap out the orange zest for blood orange, lemon or even grapefruit. The nuts and citrus fruits in this recipe give you some room to customize it to suit your taste.

3. Stage

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this to your wet mixture and fold together until just combined. The batter takes less than 10 minutes to make, so it's a great recipe for when you only have a few moments of prep time.

4. Stage

Prep your favorite bundt pan by giving it a liberal coating of cooking spray—if you have an olive oil-based one, all the better. Once your pan is coated, pour in your cake batter and bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. When the cake is done, place it on a wire rack to cool. After 15 minutes, invert the pan and turn the cake out. Allow this to cool completely before icing. Editor's Tip: Be sure to bake on the middle rack; it's the best place for cakes, cookies and other common bakes.

5. Stage

All you need to finish this cake is a very simple icing. Just whisk together confectioners' sugar and orange juice until it's the perfect drizzling consistency. From there, just drizzle over the top of the cake with a spoon. To give it that last finishing touch, top with sliced almonds. We like to toast them first for a bit of extra flavor. Add them into a small pan and do it over the stove, or here are some other easy ways to do it, too.