Citrus and Olive Oil Cake Recipe

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Summary: This Citrus and Olive Oil Cake Recipe is a really moist citrus cake, soaked with a zesty stock syrup. A no butter cake - still the calories of oil, but not the saturated fat!
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Ingredients

To make this Citrus and Olive Oil Cake Recipe you will need the following ingredients:

200 ml /7 fl oz light olive oil

1 orange -zest and juice

1 lime -zest and juice

1 lemon- zest and juice

6 medium egg yolks

250g/ 8 oz self raising flour -sieved

150g/ 5 oz caster sugar

6 medium egg whites (from yolks above) soak in syrup - save 2 tablespoon of mixed juice from above

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoons water

Methods

To make this Citrus and Olive Oil Cake Recipe
Beat the oil, zest, juice and yolks together
Beat in the flour and sugar
Meanwhile whip up the whites to soft peaks
Gently stir in the whites to the olive oil mix
Spoon in to a greased tin
Bake in a preheated oven gas 4-5/180*c /380*f for 35-45 minutes or until cooked
Cool slightly- skewer in some holes on top to allow the syrup to seep in

For the syrup -

Bring the ingredients to the boil, simmer for 1-2 minutes and spoon on to the cake Recommended cake tin- approx. size 7 inch

Preparation time (duration): 20 minutes

Cooking time (duration): 45 minutes

Number of servings (yield): Serves 10-12

Meal type: No Preference

Culinary tradition: No Preference

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