Lemon Olive oil cake

 

Looking for something light and fluffy and don't want to bake with butter or veg oil?

Then you should try this. The fragrant from fresh lemons are so refreshing, this cake is so light it crumbles and melts in the mouth.

It also makes me feel better for baking this as it's healthier than using butter.

So for those who are also in love with cooking with olive oil, you can also use it to bake a cake.

 

 

Ingredients:

4 eggs

160g caster sugar
125ml extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons (85g)
Zest of one lemon
150g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Icing sugar for dusting

 

Method:

 Line a 9 inch round spring form tin.
Preheat oven at 180c.

Measure out the olive oil and lemon juice.

 

In a separate bowl sieve flour, baking powder and salt.

Add the lemon zest to the flour.

 

 Whisk eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.

 





 

Add the olive oil and lemon juice to the egg mixture and whisk.
 

 

  Fold in the flour until combined.

 



 

Pour batter into the lined baking tin.

 

 

Tap on the work top a couple of time to release large air bubbles.

 

Bake in a preheat oven 180c for 40-45 minutes.

The top of this cake will be nice and flat.

Test center of the cake with a wooden skewer at 40 mins.

 

 

 When it is done take out to cool on a wire rack and wait a few minutes before you release from the cake tin.

 Once cooled, dust with icing sugar.

 

 

 Even my son enjoyed it, he clean the plate in minutes.

 

 

 



Raspberry Friands

 

Have you had lots of egg whites left over after making custard or egg tarts?

Wonder what to do with it other than baking a pavlova or meringue nests!

Well, let me introduce to you these little beauties, Raspberry Friands.

 

Usually baked in oval moulds, this French cake is sometimes mistaken for a muffins. Texture is similar to a madeleine and it only uses egg whites, butter, icing sugar, ground almond and very little flour. This is very simple to make and ready in under an hour!

Would you like to try this too?

 

I only have a muffin tin so that is what I will be using, you can use silicon tart cases.

Friands can be baked with any other fruits, nuts or even chocolates.

Add fruit zests or desiccated coconuts.

It's endless of what you can add to it.

 

 

Mandarin Orange cream cheese cake

 

This is something I put together after a reader have private messaged me to see if I could make a cake she tried at a café.  The cake she had was a Tangerine cream cheese triangle, it looked simple and I was confident that I can copy it.  But after making my cake, I put the two together to compare, it looks nothing like it! Ha-ha! I think mines were a little too over decorated!

 

 

So this is the recipe you have all been waiting to try at home.  I would say it's a little complex to make but if you're feeling adventurous then this would be the one to try!