Maialino's Olive Oil Cake - adaptation
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1¼ cup unsweetened, unflavored almond milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • Grated rind of two medium sized navel oranges
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ¼ cup Grand Marnier
  • Powdered sugar
  • 3 strips of candied orange rind
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350ยบ F. Oil a 9 or 10 inch by 2 inch cake pan and line the bottom with a disc of parchment.
  2. Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder together in a bowl, taking care that everything is evenly combined. In a second bowl larger bowl, whisk the extra virgin olive oil, almond milk, eggs, orange rind, orange juice and Grand Marnier. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until free of any lumps and combined; do not over mix.
  3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, tap pan lightly on the counter to remove any air bubbles and bake for 1 hour or until the top is golden and a tester comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a rack and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake, invert onto the rack and cool completely.
  4. Once cool, place the cake on a serving plate, dust with powdered sugar and garnish with the candied orange peel.
Recipe by LaBellaSorella at https://labellasorella.com/2014/09/maialinos-olive-oil-cake-la-bella-sorella-adaptation/