Easy One Bowl Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe
Lemon olive oil cake is a light and refreshing summer cake. It boasts the perfect amount of lemon flavor and has a unique subtle note of richness from the olive oil.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 8 inch round cake pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup white sugar
- zest from two lemons
- 3/4 cup good quality olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar/ icing sugar for dusting the finished cake
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line the bottom of an 8-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and lightly oil the sides.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar and lemon zest, rubbing them together with your fingers to release the oils. Whisk in the olive oil, eggs, lemon juice, and almond extract until smooth.
- Add the flour on top of the wet mixture. Sprinkle the baking powder, baking soda, and salt over the flour, then fold everything together just until smooth—do not over mix.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and tap it gently on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake for 45 – 50 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out of the middle of the cake with a few moist crumbs.
- Let the cake cool completely in the pan or on a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve as-is, or with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Please double check amounts when using the multiplying feature in the recipe card.
- Be sure to zest only the yellow surface part of your lemons to avoid a bitter tasting zest.
- Be careful to gently mix the batter just until no dry streaks remain. This is crucial to achieving a tender cake.
- Slowly incorporate the olive oil into the wet mixture to be sure it mixes in and emulsifies properly.
Nutrition
Serving: 8servings | Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg