Summer weather calls for light lemon cake layers topped with fresh berries and whipped cream. You will feel a lot less guilty eating this cake. Made from olive oil instead of butter, this olive oil cake is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. If you are not a fan of overly sweet frosting and greasy cake layers, this is the cake for you. As I was trimming the layers to decorate the cake, I had a hard time getting the cake put together before it was consumed by my family, it’s THAT GOOD!
Olive Oil Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- Zest From One Lemon 2 Tablespoons
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Cup Olive Oil
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
Frosting
- 2 Tablespoons Blackberry Jam Or Pie Filling
- 3 Tablespoons Honey For Garnish
Instructions
Bake The Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, grease two 6 inch pans with olive oil, and set aside.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate mixing bowl beat the sugar into the eggs, add in the lemon zest, and slowly mix in the milk until fully combined.
- Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients with the egg mixture. Once combined, slowly add the olive oil, 1/4 cup at a time. Waiting until the previous cup has mixed in before adding the next.
- Lastly, blend in the lemon juice.
- Divide the batter between the two greased 6 inch pans.
- Place in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool fully before trimming the cakes, and decorating with whipped cream.
- Once cool, remove from the pan, trim the top to make it flat, then cut the cake in half to create two cake rounds from each of the 6 inch pans.
Whipped Topping
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and heavy cream.
- Whip until stiff peaks form.
- Separate the whipped cream into two bowls and add blackberry to half.
- Spoon the whipped cream into two separate piping bags, and decorate the cake.
- Once cake is decorated, top with honey.
Notes
Thank you for supporting the brands that I enjoy working with. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of DaVanci Signiture. The opinions and text are all mine. XOXO- Kristel