Portuguese Olive Oil Orange Cake
- 1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups orange juice preferably freshly squeezed
- 5 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 zest oranges
- 1 cup confectioner sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- Beat eggs lightly in large mixing bowl.
- Slowly add sugar to the eggs until light colored and thicken into a ribbon consistency.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add orange juice to egg mixture.
- Mix until fully incorporated.
- Add olive oil and flower alternating little by little into egg mixture until fully incorporated.
- Mix until it becomes a nice batter with ribbon consistency.
- Mix zest into batter.
- Take a Bund pan and spray it with cooking spray.
- Pour batter into Bund pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 1:15 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
- Cool for 30-60 minutes.
- Combine glaze thoroughly and drop on cake.
extravirgin olive oil, orange juice, eggs, flour, baking powder, kosher salt, granulated sugar, zest oranges, confectioner sugar, orange juice
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Portuguese-Olive-Oil-Orange-Cake-1669905 (may not work)