♥️Find Your Little Friday♥️
Happy holiday weekend for everyone celebrating Easter or Passover. This recipe is one that I’ve been making for so many years and have thrown together at the last minute more times than I could count. I typically have all of these ingredients in my house and swap them when need be. If you’re celebrating Passover this weekend, swap out the all purpose flour for almond flour(or another nut flour of your choice)and you’re all set! The olive oil is the fat in this cake so you don’t have to worry about substitution to make this a kosher dish either!
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I have a very hard time not eating this entire cake after I bake it. I love it so much that I find myself cutting a slice and trying to get it out of my house as fast as possible. It is so delicious, moist and easy to make. I recommend this cake to anyone looking to bake something but maybe they don’t always trust their skills in the kitchen. Be sure to not bake it for too long, you don't want it to be dry. You can also substitute the orange for lemon and the vanilla for the almond.
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Ingredients
Butter, for greasing the pan
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon almond extract
Juice and zest of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons juice, 1 tablespoon zest)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Confectioners sugar for dusting
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
Mix together the sugar and eggs in a medium bowl with a whisk until blended and light. Drizzle in the olive oil and almond and mix until light and smooth. Add the lemon juice and zest and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in another medium bowl. Add the flour mixture half at a time to the wet ingredients and mix on low just to incorporate. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake, 25 to 30 minutes. Let the cake cool 15 minutes, dust with confectioners sugar and serve.
Enjoy making this dish and celebrating together with those near and dear! #FindYourLittleFriday