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Torta all'Olioe arancia

An olive oil and orange cake — moist, golden and faintly savoury, the oil replacing butter entirely.

Yield
Serves 8
Time
55 min
Level
Medium

Ingredients

  • 180 ml Castruriali EVOO
  • 200 g sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • Zest and juice of 1 orange
  • 220 g flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder, pinch salt

Method

  1. Whisk eggs and sugar to a pale ribbon.
  2. Stream in the Castruriali oil, then the orange zest and juice.
  3. Fold in flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Bake at 175°C for 40–45 min until a skewer comes clean; cool and dust with sugar.

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