Italian Apple Olive Oil Cake

By The Mediterranean Dish · 75 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Chop the apples into the bowl and toss them with just enough orange juice to coat them; set aside.
3. Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl; set aside.
4. In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, mix the sugar and extra virgin olive oil on low for 2 minutes until combined.
5. With the mixer running, add the eggs one at a time, then mix for another 2 minutes until the mixture is thicker and increased in volume but still runny.
6. Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the olive oil mixture and stir with a wooden spoon just until combined. The batter will be very thick; do not thin it.
7. Drain the soaked golden raisins well and drain any excess orange juice from the apples. Stir the apples and raisins into the batter until evenly combined.
8. Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper. Spoon in the batter and level the top with the back of a wooden spoon.
9. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
10. Cool completely in the pan, lift out using the parchment, move to a plate and dust with confectioners' sugar.

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