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December 11, 2019 By Emily

Orange Olive Oil Cake

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This Orange Olive Oil Cake is ultra moist, covered in orange glaze, and just sweet enough. The perfect sidecar for your afternoon tea or coffee!

Orange Olive Oil Cake | Feelin' Whisky

I fell in love with this cake from the moment I first made it a year ago. It’s so, so moist, with the perfect crumb and a ridiculous amount of orange flavor. You could sub in just about any citrus here and I’m certain it would be just as delicious, although I haven’t tried any but orange yet.

I don’t often stress ingredient quality here and encourage you to use what you can afford, but this cake really is best with high-quality olive oil. I’ve made it with the cheapest olive oil I could find, and the flavor simply wasn’t as good. So, if you’re able, buy the best olive oil you can afford, and I guarantee it will make this cake better. Save the cheap stuff for general cooking, where the flavor of the oil doesn’t take center stage.

More simple sweets:
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Honey-Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Cake

IF YOU MAKE THIS ORANGE OLIVE OIL CAKE, DON’T FORGET TO SNAP A PHOTO AND TAG ME IN IT ON INSTAGRAM @FEELINWHISKY! I LOVE SEEING WHAT YOU DO WITH MY RECIPES!

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Orange Olive Oil Cake

Orange Olive Oil Cake | Feelin' Whisky

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This Orange Olive Oil Cake is ultra moist, covered in orange glaze, and just sweet enough. The perfect sidecar for your afternoon tea or coffee!

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups cake flour*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
  • Scant cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 3/4 cup high-quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325Β° F. Generously coat a bundt pan with an even layer of olive oil, then sprinkle in a couple tablespoons of sugar. Shake the pan around over the sink until the inside is completely coated with sugar. Set the pan aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and cardamom. Set aside.
  3. Place sugar and orange zest in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Using your fingers, rub together the sugar and zest until evenly incorporated. This activates the essential oils in the zest, adding even more fragrance and citrus flavor. The sugar should be tinted the same color as the zest when you’re finished.
  4. Pour the olive oil into the sugar mixture. Beat on medium speed for 3-5 minutes, or until the sugar has started to dissolve into the oil.
  5. Beat in eggs one at a time until just incorporated, being careful not to over-mix. Finally, beat in orange juice and vanilla extract.
  6. Add about a third of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix on medium-low speed until just combined. Add half of the Greek yogurt and beat until just combined. Repeat this process until all the dry ingredients and yogurt have been added.
  7. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula to incorporate any dry ingredients left around the sides. Pour into the greased and sugared bundt pan and smooth the top with the spatula.
  8. Bake in the top half of the oven for 45-50 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes, then remove cake from pan and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  9. Once the cake is cooled, make the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice in a small bowl. Pour the glaze over the cake, then slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • No cake flour? Make your own with cornstarch and all-purpose flour! Just add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into a 1-cup measuring cup, then top off the cup with all-purpose flour.
  • To measure a scant cup of sugar, measure a full cup and then scoop a couple tablespoons off the top.

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This weekend was, in a word, healing.

I spent Sunday evening reading, a candle lit beside me, the lights from our Christmas tree the only other thing illuminating the room. And in that quiet moment, I breathed an unprompted sigh of relief. It was the first time in an indescribably long time that everything truly felt like it was going to be okay.

I also made this cake. There’s something deeply meditative about baking, especially something as humble as this olive oil cake. Just a few simple ingredients, the quiet whir of the mixer, and whatever thoughts and feelings you’re willing to welcome. I often turn to baking in those moments when I feel like it’s all just too much, and I almost always emerge feeling more like myself.

Orange Olive Oil Cake | Feelin' Whisky

I’ve spent the past few days reconnecting with myself and, most importantly, challenging my fears. The last two years have been shrouded in insecurity, self-doubt, and, all too often, paralyzing fear. My anxiety has gone more or less unaddressed, which has left me feeling fully out of touch with who I truly am and what I want out of life.

However, I’ve taken just a few small steps this week, and I already feel lighter.

Perhaps most importantly, I’ve found a new therapist who I connect with and who urges me to face my fears with strength and integrity. We’ve only met three times so far, but I already cannot stress enough what a deep impact she’s had on my well-being.

Orange Olive Oil Cake | Feelin' Whisky

Over the next few months (or years, or forever β€” who knows?), I’d like to open up a deeper dialogue about mental health and wellness here. I debated starting a separate blog for mental health, largely due to the plentiful blogger criticisms circulating the internet these days.

But then I realized that this is my truest form of expression, because all these things β€” food, therapy, anxiety, relationships β€” are inextricably tied. I can’t compartmentalize in that way, because food dredges up thoughts and feelings, and vice versa. So, maybe it feels strange to read about panic attacks and therapy between glossy photos of oranges and cake. Consider, though, how strange it feels to experience panic attacks and therapy between slices of oranges and cake.

That’s life, baby. It’s everything, all at once.

Orange Olive Oil Cake | Feelin' Whisky

This is the message that prompted me to start this blog three years ago. I shied away from it for a long, long time because I wanted to fit into the standard food-blogger mold. But uh… that ain’t me, y’all. I don’t want to JUST write about how delicious this cake is (even though it is, and I hope you make it).

When I re-read my first blog posts, though, I feel a sense of inspiration and connection that I haven’t felt in entirely too long. This is what calls me to write. The food is just a vehicle, an expression of feeling just like writing itself. To me, this cake says comfort.

It feels like a slow Sunday spent doing your favorite thing in quiet calm.

It feels like healing and growth. Maybe it’ll feel like something entirely different to you. Maybe this cake, or another recipe, will come to you at exactly the right time. Hopefully, whatever it is, it’ll make you feel like everything is going to be okay.

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  1. Crystal says

    December 12, 2019 at 12:07 am

    Food and mental health honestly should be in the same house, along with all the oranges. I’m so glad you’ve chosen to not make a separate blog.

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