Orange Olive Oil Cake
This Orange Olive Oil Cake, using whole oranges, is a simple sunny dessert that can be made in a bundt pan or a single-layer round pan.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Servings: 12
Calories: 258kcal
- 12 ounces oranges, thin-skinned varieties, such as cara cara, mandarins, Valencia, tangerines
- ½ cup olive oil + 2 Tablespoons,
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon almond extract (or vanilla)
- 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour (290 grams)
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Garnish
- ¼ cup powdered sugar, optional
- 6-8 orange segments, optional
Oven: Preheat the oven to 350° F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.Prepare the pan: Heavily spray with non-stick spray, a bundt pan, or a 9-inch round baking pan. Lining the round pan with parchment paper is helpful. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
Cut the ends off the oranges and quarter them. Remove the seeds, if needed.
In the bowl of a food processor (or a powerful blender) add the oranges (peel and all!) and process until they are pulverized and almost pureed.Drizzle in the olive oil and almond extract, and blend until just combined. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.Scrape the orange puree mixture into the egg mixture and gently fold everything together until well combined. Sift the flour mixture into the orange batter and gently mix until just blended. Don't overmix.
Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake: Bundt pan for 30-33 minutes and 9-inch round pan for 32-36 minutes. Begin checking for doneness at the 27-minute mark. Cake is done when the center is set and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. The cake should be very lightly brown on top. The internal temperature on an instant-read thermometer should be 200℉ Remove from oven and let the cake cool in the pan for about 30-minutes. Run a small knife around the edges to loosen and invert onto a large plate or cooling rack. Let cake cool completely
- Greasing as well as lining a 9" round pan with parchment paper makes removing the cake easier
- For added flavor drizzle a simple icing over the cake or top with toasted almonds
- No almond extract? Use vanilla extract instead
- This recipe was tested using 3 medium tangerines
- Our bundt cake pan is an 8-cup capacity pan
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 233IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg