Walnut Olive Oil Cake Food

WALNUT-OLIVE-OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-inch round cake pan; set aside. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on high speed until light in color, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add granulated sugar; beat until mixture is pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low; mix in oil and liqueur. Lightly fold in flour mixture in 3 batches using a rubber spatula. Fold in toasted walnuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 20 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve with creme fraiche, apple compote, and candied walnuts.

ZUCCHINI OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH MANDARIN ORANGE GLAZE AND WALNUT OLIVE BRITTLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a Bundt cake pan using cooking spray, and then dust with flour to coat it completely, tapping out any excess flour.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg into a medium bowl and set aside.
• In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the eggs, sugar and olive oil on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, and then mix for 30 seconds. Turn the mixer to low and beat in the zucchini and walnuts until they are completely incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with a spatula. Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes. The cake is done when a tester inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake has begun to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• Serve with the Mandarin Orange Glaze and Walnut Olive Brittle.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add the sugar and 4 tablespoons water. When the water has evaporated, the sugar will begin to caramelize. When it reaches a medium golden brown, add the mandarin orange juice. Next, whisk in the butter and heavy cream. To finish the sauce, add the mandarin orange segments.
• Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or with an oiled sheet of foil.
• Heat the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a deep, heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir slowly with a fork until melted and pale golden in color. Gently swirl the pan and stir in the walnuts and black olives. Then immediately pour the caramel onto the prepared baking sheet, tilting the sheet to spread the caramel as thin as possible. Cool the brittle completely at room temperature. Break into small pieces with a spoon.

WALNUT OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9-inch springform pan with olive oil. Place the pan on a rimmed baking sheet and set aside.
• Place walnuts in a food processor fitted with a knife blade. Chop nuts until finely ground.
• Transfer the ground nuts to a bowl. Add the flour and baking powder and whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk, beat the eggs on medium-high speed until foamy or frothy, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the sugar in increments and beat until light pale yellow and thick, about 4 minutes. Gradually add the flour/nut mixture and beat until just combined. Add the oil, milk, lemon zest, and vanilla. Beat until just combined. Do not over-mix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Bake until lightly browned and a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake completely in the pan on a rack. The center of the cake may sink during cooling. Remove cake from pan and transfer to a serving platter. Dust top with confectioners sugar. Slice, serve, and enjoy.

OLIVE OIL-WALNUT CAKE WITH POMEGRANATE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil sides and bottom of a 9-inch springform pan or cake pan. Place a parchment circle in bottom of pan and lightly oil parchment. Dust with flour and shake off excess. Set pan aside.
• Add the walnuts to a food processor and grind to a coarse powder. Place ground walnuts in a bowl, and add 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt. Stir and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff. With a rubber spatula, transfer the whites to a sheet of parchment or to a separate bowl.
• Put egg yolks in the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add sugar and whisk on low speed until sugar is dissolved. Then increase speed and continue beating, scraping down sides of the bowl as necessary, until the mixture is pale yellow and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Beat in buttermilk, vanilla extract and orange zest, then slowly add the flour mixture at low speed. Slowly add 1/2 cup/120 milliliters olive oil and beat for a minute or so to combine. Using a rubber spatula, quickly fold in the reserved beaten egg whites. (First, fold in 1/3 of the whites to lighten the batter, then fold in remaining whites.) Scrape batter into prepared cake pan, put pan on a baking sheet and place in oven on middle shelf.
• Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack, then invert onto a cake plate.
• Meanwhile, make the syrup: In a small saucepan, put sugar, orange juice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Simmer over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Spoon half the syrup over top of cooled cake. Cut cake into wedges and serve with a dab of crème fraîche, if desired. Spoon more syrup over each portion. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

ORANGE-WALNUT OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH SWEET YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush an 8-by-2-inch round cake pan with oil, then dust with flour; tap out excess. Line bottom with parchment; oil parchment. Pulse walnuts in a food processor until finely ground (do not overprocess).
• In a large bowl, whisk together orange zest, flour, baking powder, salt, and ground walnuts. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and stir in eggs, brown sugar, orange juice, and the oil until just moistened; do not overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely, top side up. Meanwhile, stir together yogurt and confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Before serving, dust cake with confectioners' sugar, then slice into wedges. Pass sweet yogurt alongside. Garnish yogurt and cake slices with more orange zest, as desired.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 442
• Saturated Fat: 11.5g
• Unsaturated Fat: 11g
• Cholesterol: 55mg
• Carbohydrates: 51g
• Protein: 8.5g
• Sodium: 423mg
• Fiber: 2g

ORANGE-WALNUT OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH SWEET YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush cake pan with oil, line bottom with parchment; oil and flour parchment and pan. Place walnuts in food processor and pulse until finely ground (be careful not to overprocess); set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together orange zest, flour, baking powder, salt, and ground walnuts. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and stir in eggs, brown sugar, orange juice, and oil until just moistened; do not overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and confectioners' sugar. Before serving, dust cake with confectioners' sugar. Serve with sweet yogurt garnished with orange zest, if desired.