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Hazelnut Olive Oil Cake (GF, DF)
Recipe video above: This is the Lemon Olive Oil cake from a delightful cookbook called "Just Desserts" by Charlotte Ree (Amazon here). I've taken the liberty of renaming it because I enjoy the hazelnut flavour so much, I wanted to headline it. So I did!Personally, olive oil in desserts confuses my taste buds. So I like that it's not a dominant flavour here, hazelnut is. Olive oil gives this cake a rich brownie-like texture in a way that butter never will. I'm addicted to the meringue-like crispy edges - I want to slice it all off and run away with it!This is an excellent gluten-free, dairy-free cake you can make for gatherings that pretty much everyone can enjoy. Don't skip the lemon zest! I tried it with and without, and it's amazing how it brings out the hazelnut flavour. I LOVE THIS cake!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 170°C / 340°F (150°C fan). Grease a 20 cm/8" springform pan with olive oil then line with baking paper (parchment paper), then grease the paper. (Note 6)
2
Dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, mix the hazelnut meal, baking soda, lemon and salt.
3
Beat wet ingredients: In a large bowl, beat the olive oil, eggs and sugar for 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes on speed 7 of a handheld beater or until it becomes pale and thick (like pouring cream).
large eggs (, at room temperature (Note 4))3
4
Add vanilla and beat on speed 1 for ⏱️ 10 seconds.
5
Mix in dry: Add the Dry ingredients and mix in gently using a rubber spatula.
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Bake ⏱️ 45 minutes: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for ⏱️ 45 minutes. It will puff up dramatically in the oven but it collapses as it cools.
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Cool: Remove from the oven and allow the cake to fully cool in the pan before releasing from the springform pan. This is a rustic cake that has higher edges and a flatter centre. Perfect proportions, I say: plenty of meringue-like edges and not an overwhelming amount of the rich brownie-like centre of the cake!
8
Decorate: Sprinkle with hazelnuts and dust with icing sugar, if desired. Serve fully cool.
Nutrition Facts
calories
241 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
17 g
sodium Content
16 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
41 mg
carbohydrate Content
19 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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