Chocolate Orange Olive Oil Cake

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Ingredients

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1 ²⁄₃	cups	all purpose flour
¹⁄₃	cup	unsweetened dark cocoa powder
1	cup	sugar
³⁄₄	cup	light brown sugar
1 ¹⁄₂	tsp	kosher salt
¹⁄₂	tsp	baking soda
¹⁄₂	tsp	baking powder
1 ¹⁄₃	cups	extra virgin olive oil
1 ¹⁄₂	cups	whole milk
1 ¹⁄₂	tsp	espresso powder
3		large eggs
¹⁄₄	cup	fresh orange juice
1 ¹⁄₂	tbsp	orange zest
¹⁄₄	cup	Grand Marnier

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil, butter or spray a 9 " cake pan that is at least 2 inches deep and line the bottom with parchment paper.

In a bowl, whisk flour, dark cocoa powder, sugars, salt, baking soda and baking powder. In another bowl, dissolve espresso powder in milk, whisk the olive oil, milk, eggs and orange juice, zest and Grand Marnier. Add the dry ingredients; whisk until just combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, until the top is domed and a cake tester comes out almost clean. Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool for 30 min.

Run a knife around the edge of the pan, invert the cake onto the rack, and let cool completely, 2 hours.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil, butter or spray a 9 " cake pan that is at least 2 inches deep and line the bottom with parchment paper.
In a bowl, whisk flour, dark cocoa powder, sugars, salt, baking soda and baking powder. In another bowl, dissolve espresso powder in milk, whisk the olive oil, milk, eggs and orange juice, zest and Grand Marnier. Add the dry ingredients; whisk until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, until the top is domed and a cake tester comes out almost clean. Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool for 30 min.
Run a knife around the edge of the pan, invert the cake onto the rack, and let cool completely, 2 hours.

Comments & Personal Notes

You can also lose the orange altogether and use any citrus you please — lemon, grapefruit, and even lime all work wonderfully. You can add other flavorings, too, such as vanilla extract or chopped fresh rosemary or thyme, chocolate chips

Comment from sgambito — posted over 1 year ago

Or try baking the cake as muffins. At Maialino, they’d often feature the olive oil cake in muffin form on their brunch menu and it’s a morning variation I love to adopt. The muffins will take 20 to 30 minutes to bake.

Comment from sgambito — posted over 1 year ago

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