Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

If you've never had an olive oil cake before, you are missing out! This incredibly moist and delicious cake is a fantastic alternative to your traditional chocolate cake.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 266kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

5 tablespoons boiling water
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon coffee extract
3 eggs
2/3 cup olive oil
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup flour

Instructions

Flip a round cake pan upsidedown. Using a pencil, trace the bottom of the pan to make a circle guide. Cut out the circle following the guide as closely as you can, but being perfect isn't the key.
Grease the round cake pan. Lay cut parchment paper pencil side down inside the cake pan.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bring water to boil.
In a small bowl, add cocoa. Measure the boiling water into cocoa, and add the vanilla and coffee extract. Stir with a fork until combined.
5 tablespoons boiling water, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon coffee extract
In another larger bowl, add the eggs, sugar, and olive oil. Whip until the mixture has lightened in color and texture.
3 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2/3 cup olive oil
Add the cocoa mixture and mix until well combined. Add the baking soda and salt, and mix again. Add the flour and slowly mix until just combined.
3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup flour
Pour the olive oil cake batter into your round cake pan.
Bake your cake for 45-50 minutes, until your cake tester comes out clean. Your cake should start to have some beautiful cracks in the top of it when it has finished baking.
Let it cool for ten or so minutes, and the sides will pull away from the pan a bit. Remove from the pan and let it cool fully on a rack, leaving the parchment paper on for stability while it's cooling.
Remove the parchment paper when you place it on your serving dish. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving. If you like, make a quick raspberry syrup to serve on the side.
Store covered on the counter for two to three days.

Equipment

Round Parchment Paper

Cake Pans

Amish Broom Cake Tester

Notes

There is an easier way to make round cake pan parchment paper - you can buy it precut on Amazon! This is one of my favorite discoveries ever. See the link and picture below to purchase.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.