olive oil orange cornmeal cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/3 cups white sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely ground yellow cornmeal
• zest from 1 orange
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan; line with waxed paper or parchment paper. grease top of paper.
• beat 1 cup sugar, eggs, olive oil, and orange juice together in a large bowl until smooth; add flour, cornmeal, orange zest, baking powder, and salt. use a whisk to lightly mix the wet and dry ingredients together. pour the mixture into the prepared pan. sprinkle remaining sugar over the top of the batter.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. cool cake in the pan for 20 minutes. run a knife along the inside edge of the pan to loosen cake. invert pan a plate to remove cake from pan. use plate to again invert the cake a cooling rack to cool completely.