Olive Oil Orange Cake

Prep Time:10 minutes

Cook Time:1 hour

Total Time:1 hour 10 minutes

Servings:16

 

Ingredients 

1 2/3 cups flour

½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder

1 ¾ cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder

1 ¼ cup whole milk

1 1/3 cup of Terra Delyssa® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 large eggs

1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest

¼ cup fresh orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 and line and grease an 8×3 cake pan.
2. Combine all dry ingredients except espresso powder in a large bowl.
3. Dissolve espresso powder in milk. Combine espresso milk, olive oil, eggs, zest, and juice in a separate bowl.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry and whisk until smooth. Pour batter into pan and bake for 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in pan for half an hour before turning out onto cooling rack.

This recipe is adapted from Food52