# Dario Cecchini’s Olive Oil Cake

This recipe is for a delicious olive oil cake with whole oranges, pine nuts, and rosemary, inspired by Dario Cecchini.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup raisins
- 0.25 cup vin santo
- 2 tablespoons vin santo
- 0.33 cup pine nuts
- 1.5 navel oranges
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
- 0 confectioners' sugar

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Spray a 10-inch angel food pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.
2. In a saucepan, simmer raisins and vin santo until raisins absorb the liquid. Set aside.
3. Cut oranges into 1/4-inch cubes, leaving peels on.
4. In a mixer, combine eggs, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 0.75 cup + 2 tbsp sugar. Mix until thickened.
5. Slowly drizzle in olive oil while mixing.
6. Add flour and raisins in thirds, alternating with the flour, until all ingredients are incorporated.
7. Gently fold in the chopped oranges.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with pine nuts and remaining sugar.
9. Decorate with rosemary sprigs.
10. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325°F (160°C) and bake for another 30 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
11. Let cool and invert onto cake stand.
12. Dust with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- oven
- 10-inch angel food pan
- saucepan
- standing mixer
- whisk attachment
- rubber spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1274782296888020/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/82a64a28-cd10-4089-b937-3e7524821bb2
- Extracted: 2025-04-25

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