Almond Olive Oil Cake

low-fat cake

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 pieces

Ingredients

• 60  g  toasted almonds (chopped)
• 20  g  ground almonds
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 135  g self raising flour
• 3⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice

Directions

1. Bake or pan-fry the chopped almond till slightly golden brown.
2. Sift flour and salt together.
3. Whisk eggs and sugar together (about 20-30 minutes) until the mixture is light, thick and fluffy and the whisk leaves a marked ribbon-like trail behind.
4. Add the sifted dry ingredients and olive oil half at a time. Mix well each time.
5. Add ground and chopped almonds, orange juice. Fold gently.
6. Pour the mixture in a 20 cm baking tray lined with baking paper.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 150ºC for 15 minutes, sprinkle the remaining chopped almond on top and bake for another 10 minutes at 125ºC.
8. Let it cool and serve.