How to Make Olive Oil Orange Cornmeal Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you looking for a unique and delicious dessert to impress your friends and family? Look no further than this Olive Oil Orange Cornmeal Cake! This simple and rustic cake is bursting with the flavors of citrus and the nuttiness of cornmeal, creating a dessert that is not only beautiful to look at but also incredibly flavorful.

What sets this cake apart from traditional desserts is the use of olive oil as the fat instead of butter. This gives the cake a light and moist texture that p...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups white sugar, divided
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup finely ground yellow cornmeal
  • zest from 1 orange
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 8-inch cake

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan; line with parchment paper. Grease top of paper.
  • Beat 1 cup sugar, eggs, olive oil, and orange juice together in a large bowl until smooth; add flour, cornmeal, orange zest, baking powder, and salt. Use a whisk to lightly mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the top of the batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for 20 minutes. Run a knife along the inside edge of the pan to loosen cake. Invert pan onto a plate to remove cake from pan. Use plate to again invert the cake onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Nutrition

    377 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 47mg
    • Sodium: 432mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 57g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 35g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 9mg
    • Calcium: 81mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 84mg