Spiced Orange Olive Oil Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

An olive oil loaf is nicely spiced with Chinese five-spice and orange zest in this delightful cake recipe that is a perfect light dessert.

Ingredients

4 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh orange zest
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 pinch salt

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil and flour a loaf pan.
2 Beat eggs in a bowl until lightened in color. Add sugar, olive oil, orange zest, and five-spice powder and beat until smooth. Fold flour, baking powder, and salt into egg mixture until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove cake from the pan and cool on a wire rack.