Olive Oil Cake
Hadassah Magazine November/December 2024, p. 39 2 cups flour 1 ¼ cups sugar 1 ½ tablespoons salt ½ tablespoon baking soda ½ tablespoon baking powder ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 ¼ cup whole milk 3 eggs 1 orange, zested ¼ cup orange juice ¼ cup Grand Marnier (optional) FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup sugar FOR THE DECORATION Orange marmalade 6 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup pistachios, shelled, toasted and roughly chopped Orange zest Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a round cake pan with butter and flour. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine olive oil, milk, eggs, orange zest and juice and Grand Marnier. Beat well. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until you have a smooth and uniform batter. Pour the batter into the greased mold and bake for 45 minutes, until golden. Make the whipped cream: Add cream and sugar to a mixer and wh...
