Recipe Courtesy Anna and Michael Olson.
Dessert can be a challenge when entertaining guests – not everyone is a chocoholic, some people have smaller appetites, and the pressure’s on because it’s your last chance to impress! I find a citrus dessert is the best option. I do like this cake as a dessert, but I often will wrap up a portion for the guests to take home – it’s delicious served warm for breakfast the next day!
ingredients
Cake
Steeped Citrus
directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C) and grease and flour an 8-inch (20 cm) cake pan. Whisk egg, egg white, sugar, olive oil, milk and lemon or orange zest. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to olive oil mixture and stir slowly just until blended. Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan and serve at room temperature dusted with icing sugar and Steeped Citrus.
Remove peel, pith and membranes from oranges by lopping off the top and bottom of the orange with a serrated knife, and slicing down the sides of the orange on a cutting board. Using a paring knife, slice in between the membranes to loosen and pull out skin-free orange segments. Toss in a bowl with olive oil and serve spooned next to olive oil cake.