Olive Oil Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/3 cups extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest (or approx zest from one large lemon)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Limoncello
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray (or oil) an 8 inch or 9 inch cake pan (the original recipe calls for a 9 inch pan with sides that are at least 2 inches but I don't have that so I used an 8 inch pan which worked perfectly but you might need to bake slightly longer). Make a parchment sling as this cake really wants to stick and the parchment will make your life so much easier. Spray (or oil) the parchment as well.
- In a bowl, whisk the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In a large bowl, whisk the wet ingredients: olive oil, buttermilk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and Limoncello. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. The cake is done when a cake tester comes out clean and the top is this beautiful golden color. Let the cake cool 2 hours. Enjoy!
flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, extra virgin olive oil, buttermilk, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, limoncello
Taken from food52.com/recipes/81009-olive-oil-cake (may not work)