Lemon Olive Oil Cake
This recipe infuses all things that remind you of Italy, lemons, olive oil and deliciousness. Light and moist, this cake is easy enough for a casual week night dinner, but impressive enough for a Sunday lunch with your family and friends.
Servings Prep Time
4mini loafs 10minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Servings Prep Time
4mini loafs 10minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cake pan – we used four disposable mini loaf pans but you can use a muffin pan, loaf pan or bundt pans – by brushing it with melted butter and lightly dusting it with flour. Make sure to shake out the excess.
  2. Pulse the granulated sugar and lemon zest in a blender until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, then gradually pour in the olive oil and milk. Pulse until it turns into a thin batter, about 30 seconds. Don’t over blend or the cakes will be too puffy.
  3. Whisky 1 cup of flour, the baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add to the blender in 2 batches, pulsing until combined. Stop to scrap the sides of the blender as needed.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan or pans. Bake until the cakes just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and spring back when lightly touch. This should be about 25 – 30 minutes for separate loaf or bundt pans or 20 – 25 minutes for a muffin pan.
  5. Once you remove them from the oven, let them cool for 10 minutes, then loosen the sides with a small knife and invert the cakes onto a rack. Quickly flip over and let cool for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the glaze by whisking confectioner’s sugar, lemon juice and butter until smooth, adding more lemon juice if the mixture is too thick. Drizzle over the warm cakes and serve!