
Olive oil cake
“I regard this simple and delicious cake as an ideal way to introduce kids to both cake-making and olive oil.”
Ingredients
7 eggs, separated
200 g caster sugar
100 ml extra-virgin olive oil
160 g self-raising flour
150 g drinking chocolate, sifted
110 ml warm water
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 23 cm cake tin. In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites until thick and foamy.
Step 2
Beat the egg yolks with 160 g of the caster sugar until light and fluffy. With the beater on medium speed add the olive oil, a little at a time, as if you were making a mayonnaise.
Step 3
Change to a low speed and add the dry ingredients, beating until combined. Add the water.
Step 4
Add the remaining caster sugar and beat gradually until the mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks. Fold the whites gently but quickly into the chocolate mixture.
Step 5
When well combined, pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 1 hour or until a cake-tester or skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.