Lemon Olive Oil Cake

I love the subtle and beautiful blend of flavors in an olive oil cake. I first experimented with olive oil cake about two years ago when I created a fun play on peach cobbler and made a olive oil cake doughnut and topped it with sauteed cinnamon sugar peaches and ice cream. (Find that recipe here). I’ve been hooked on the flavors and texture ever since then! This lemon olive oil cake is perfect on it’s own, dusted with a little powdered sugar or topped with delicious flavors like strawberries and a sweet balsamic glaze. RECIPE HERE.

I love how it olive oil cake can really elevate the flavors and make them pop! This lemon olive oil cake is no exception. My 6 year old and 2 year old also went nuts over this cake, they pretty much at the entire thing.

What you need to make lemon olive oil cake:

Makes 1 – 8-9 inch round cake or 1- 8 x 8 cake or 8 standard cupcakes or 9 doughnuts.

2/3rds cup flour
2/3rds cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 drops of lemon oil or 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease pans then dust pans with flour, tip pan upside down and tap to remove excess flour.
In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and stir together.
Add lemon oil, olive oil, vanilla, egg, milk and lemon juice and whisk batter together until a smooth batter forms.
Pour batter into greased and floured pans.
Bake 8-9 inch round cake and 8 x 8 square cake ~18-20 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and comes back out clean. Note this cake does not rise alot, it will stay pretty much flat when fully baked.
Bake cupcakes ~10-12 minutes.
Bake doughnuts for ~8-9 minutes.

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5 from 1 vote

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Delicious and sophisticated lemon and olive cake!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Baked goods, cake, Dessert

Keyword: 30 minute, Cake, Dessert, Easy Recipes, Kids Favorite, Lemon, valentines

Servings: 1 8-9 inch cake

Ingredients

• 2/3rds cup Flour
• 2/3rds cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 6 drops lemon oil or 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Grease pans then dust pans with flour, tip pan upside down and tap to remove excess flour.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and stir together.
• Add lemon oil, olive oil, vanilla, egg, milk and lemon juice and whisk batter together until a smooth batter forms.
• Pour batter into greased and floured pans.
• Bake 8-9 inch round cake and 8 x 8 square cake ~18-20 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and comes back out clean. Note this cake does not rise a lot, it will stay pretty much flat when fully baked.
• Bake cupcakes ~10-12 minutes.
• Bake doughnuts for ~8-9 minutes.