Almond Olive Oil Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 60 g toasted almonds (chopped)
• 20 g ground almonds
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 135 g self raising flour
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 bake or pan-fry the chopped almond till slightly golden brown.
• 2 sift flour and salt together.
• 3 whisk eggs and sugar together (about 20-30 minutes) until the mixture is light, thick and fluffy and the whisk leaves a marked ribbon-like trail behind.
• 4 add the sifted dry ingredients and olive oil half at a time. mix well each time.
• 5 add ground and chopped almonds, orange juice. fold gently.
• 6 pour the mixture in a 20 cm baking tray lined with baking paper.
• 7 bake in a preheated oven at 150ºc for 15 minutes, sprinkle the remaining chopped almond on top and bake for another 10 minutes at 125ºc.
• 8 let it cool and serve.