Baking
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This has become my “welcome to the hood” cake for new neighbours, or my easy picnic cake.
This is a Donna Hay one bowl wonder that is quick and I love. Great for lunch boxes or afternoon tea.
Serves 10 – 12. V.
Pictured: Olive oil madeira cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp finely grated orange rind
- ¼ cup/60ml orange juice
- 1 cup/280g thick natural Greek-style yoghurt
- 1 ½ cups/330g caster (extra fine) sugar
- 2 cups/300g self-raising/rising flour
Method
Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F.
Grease a 10cm x 20cm loaf tin and line with baking paper.
In one big bowl – place oil, eggs, rind, juice, yoghurt, and sugar. Whisk to combine.
Add the flour and whisk til smooth and just combine, do not overwork the batter at this stage once the flour has been added.
Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
Let rest for 10 minutes to settle, then remove and let cool on a rack.
You could add a simple sugar icing (mix 1 cup icing sugar with 1 tbsp boiling water and pour over while the cake is still warm) as Donna Hay does but I find it is already sweet enough and the fluffy texture is so delicious as is.
Dietary preferences
- Vegetarian
