Orange and Olive Oil Cake

Ingredients list for Orange and Olive Oil Cake

• 3 Oranges
• 1/4 cup Orange juice
• 2/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil
• Refined flour (maida) 2 cups + for dusting
• for greasing Butter
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• a pinch Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder

Method

1. Heat buttermilk in a non-stick pan till just warm. Add lemon juice and set aside for ten minutes. Stir well.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease an 8 inch round cake tin with some butter and dust with some flour.
3. Grate the peel of the oranges into a bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Add the orange juice, buttermilk, eggs and olive oil and beat well.
4. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and beat till a smooth batter is formed.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared tin, place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for forty-five to fifty minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
6. Remove from the tin, cut into wedges and serve.

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