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Citrus Olive Oil Cakes | Fork Knife Swoon

Citrus Olive Oil Cakes

  • Author: Fork Knife Swoon
  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Yield: 12 Cakes 1x

Ingredients

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Citrus Olive Oil Cakes

  • 11/4 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
  • juice and zest of one Meyer lemon
  • 2 tbsp tangerine or orange juice
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups plus 2 tbsp cake flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

Simple Lemon Sugar Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 12 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 Meyer lemon, finely minced

Instructions

Citrus Olive Oil Cakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour miniature cake pans. **This recipe fills 10-12 miniature cake pans – I used a miniature Bundt pan – or about 6 cups worth.
  2. In a stand-up mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the sugar and olive oil on medium-high speed until well-blended, about 2 minutes. Add the zest, juice, eggs and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy, another minute or two.
  3. Turn the mixer down to low speed and add the flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk and yogurt. Return to medium-high speed and mix until well-combined, about a minute. Divide the batter evenly into the mini cake forms, being careful to only fill the molds halfway full. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
  4. Remove from the oven and carefully invert the cakes from the pan. Let cool on a wire baking rack for 5-10 minutes. Serve warm with the Lemon Sugar Glaze or a dusting of powdered sugar.

Simple Lemon Sugar Glaze

  1. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth and fully-combined. Stir in the vanilla extract and lemon zest. Spoon over the warm cakes.