Olive oil sponge cake

Cake Recipes Olive oil sponge cake recipe

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Date Published:
30/11/2007

It isn't just olive oil that's in this cracking sponge cake - its lusty secret is passion fruit.

Serves 12
Ready in 1 hour

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
168kcals
6g fat (1.2g saturated)
4.5g protein
25.8g carbs
16.2g sugar
0.1g salt

Ingredients

  • 5 medium eggs
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 50ml light olive oil
  • 150g plain flour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 4 passion fruit, halved, seeds sieved and juice reserved

Method: How to make olive oil sponge cake

1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC/fan140ºC/gas 3. Grease and line a 23cm springform tin with non-stick baking paper. Use an electric mixer to whisk the eggs for about 3 minutes until pale and thick. Add the caster sugar and whisk until the mixture triples in size – so it is pale, thick and foamy, and leaves a trail when you lift out the beaters. Continue to whisk on a high speed while you add the olive oil, drop by drop. Sift the flour onto the mixture and fold in gently with a spoon.

2. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes until the cake is golden, springy and shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

3. Dredge the sponge with sifted icing sugar, slice and serve with passion fruit juice drizzled around each plate.

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