Apple Olive Oil Cake
Directions
- 1Preheat the oven to 350F.
- 2Butter a 9” round baking pan and sprinkle with sugar.
- 3In a small bowl, mash together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- 4Dollop the butter mixture into the bottom of the cake pan.
- 5Layer the apples into the bottom of the pan.
- 6In a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and powder.
- 7In another bowl, whisk the olive oil, milk, eggs, orange zest and juice and Grand Marnier.
- 8Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; whisk until just combined.
- 9Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden and a cake tester comes out clean.
- 10Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool for 30 minutes.
- 11Run a knife around the edge of the pan, invert the cake onto the rack and let cool completely.
- 12Garnish with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
- 4 TB unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.5 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, sliced into half-moons
- 2 C ap flour
- 1.75 C sugar, plus extra for greasing
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 1.33 C extra virgin olive oil
- 1.25 C whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 TB orange zest
- 0.25 C fresh oj
- 0.25 c Grand Marnier
- powdered sugar, for garnish
Equipment
9-inch round baking pansmall bowlwhiskcake testerrackknife
Tips
- Don't go crazy layering the apples because they will float to the top.
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