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This almond olive oil cake is a rich melt-in-your-mouth cake that’s moist and fluffy. The pleasant scent of oranges makes this a refreshing cake and the poppy seeds give it a unique element. You might also want to call it Orange Poppy Seed Cake.
Everyone has a cake that makes them a cake person (although some of us are born cake people). This Almond Olive Oil Cake with Poppy Seed and Orange turned my husband on. I’m not usually one for hyperbole, but this Almond Olive Oil Cake is truly a slice of heaven!
This recipe makes a refreshing almond olive oil cake with orange and poppy seeds
This special Almond Olive Oil Cake with Poppy Seeds has a hint of orange flavor that gives it a zing. This cake is a mishmash of different types of cakes.
It could probably happily go by a few different names: Almond Olive Oil Cake, Orange Poppy Seed Cake, Olive Oil Orange Cake, Olive oil cakeOr even just one Poppy Seed Cake.
It really depends on what you want to emphasize about this cake, but the key ingredients that make this cake recipe different from your classic cake are: olive oil, orangeAnd Poppy the seed. These three elements together create magic.
This is a moist and fluffy cake that is delicious served for breakfast with coffee
This poppy seed cake definitely tastes like a cake, but it’s light enough that I’d classify it more as a “breakfast cake.” It’s lower in sugar than many other olive oil cake recipes, and with no frosting, I don’t feel guilty starting the day with cake. Plus, it’s a great pairing with my morning cup of coffee.
The almond and orange flavors soften each other and blend well with the overall olive oil cake. This light flavor also goes well with the texture, as each bite starts with a springy bite before slowly melting in your mouth into a sweet virgin olive oil flavor.
This orange poppy seed cake takes about 10 minutes to prepare. The hardest part is waiting the 30 minutes it sits in the oven and the 10 minute cooling time after taking it out of the oven.
Easy to make olive oil cake! Follow the simple steps in the recipe below.
For those who are used to baking cakes, many of these steps for this Orange Poppy Seed Cake may be very obvious. This is an easy cake recipe.
How to Make Almond Olive Oil Cake
Just preheat your oven and while you wait for it, mix your dry ingredients in one bowl and your wet ingredients in another, then mix them both together until you have a smooth batter. Pour the batter into a springform pan, pop it in the oven and voila! After a while, your olive oil orange cake is done.
Before serving, I recommend dusting this almond olive oil cake with powdered sugar and orange zest for a mouth-watering and more authentic cake flavor.
The idea to add poppy seeds to this cake recipe came from Lottie + Doof’s Poppy Seed Cake. My recipe definitely doesn’t have poppy seeds like Lottie + Doof’s recipe (they use ¾ cup poppy seeds!) but after reading the post years ago, it really stuck with me! I love the recipe, but I wanted something a little different.
This cake has so many poppy seeds you can also call it orange poppy seed cake
Several years ago, I fell in love with this Almond Olive Oil Cake recipe by Gina DePalma. Her cake is a bit too sweet for my taste though, and really is an afternoon cake or dessert.
You could say this Almond Olive Oil Cake with Poppy Seeds is the love child between these two recipes with some of my own tweaks and additions. I made this as another breakfast cake and it definitely goes hand in hand with a hot cup of coffee.
Almond Olive Oil Cake with Orange and Poppy Seeds
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Serves: 12 pieces
This almond olive oil cake is a rich melt-in-your-mouth cake that’s moist and fluffy. The pleasant scent of oranges makes this a refreshing cake and the poppy seeds give it a unique element. You might also want to call it Orange Poppy Seed Cake.
Materials
- 1 the cup All-purpose flour
- ½ the cup Almond flour (crushed almonds)
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 big the egg
- ½ the cup granulated sugar
- ½ the cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Quality vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon Almond extract
- Grated zest of ¼ of a medium orange
- ½ the cup orange juice (preferably without decorations)
- 1 ½ table spoon poppy seeds
instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C. Lightly oil or line a 9-inch round springform pan and set aside.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, add the eggs. Using a hand beater, beat the eggs briskly to break up the yolks. Add sugar and beat thoroughly on medium speed, about 45 seconds. Add the olive oil and beat on medium speed until the mixture is slightly light and slightly thickened, about 45 seconds. Add the vanilla extract, almond extract, zest and orange juice and beat on medium speed until everything is combined, about 30 seconds.
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Add the dry ingredients and poppy seeds to the bowl and beat on low speed until they are well combined and you have a smooth batter, about 45 seconds.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake the cake for 30 to 40 minutes, rotating the cake pan halfway through to ensure browning. The cake is done when the sides begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, spring back lightly when touched, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Let the cake cool in the pan for ten minutes, then gently remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a rack.
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Dust with powdered sugar and extra orange zest when serving.
Note
Almond Olive Oil Cake Recipe adapted from Gina DePalma. I reduced the amount of sugar, added poppy seeds and made a few other minor changes.
Cal: 206kcal
Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate.
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