Rhubarb Olive Oil Cake
This rhubarb olive oil cake is a delight for the taste buds - very refreshing and delicious!
Rezultat -8 -10 servings
Ingrediente
Cake:
- 4 eggs + 80g white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 75 g extra-virgin olive oil
- 140 g all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 g salt
- 2 egg whites + 50g white sugar
- 2 rhubarb stalks (peeled and sliced)
- 1 handful fresh strawberries (hulled and halved)
Icing:
- 2 tablespoons fresh strawberry puree
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 100 g powdered sugar
Instructiuni
Cake:
- Combine the eggs, 80g sugar, lemon zest and vanilla in a bowl and mix until triple in volume and light in color.
- Gradually pour in the olive oil, mixing well.
- Fold in the flour - use a spatula and try not to deflate the batter.
- Place the batter aside. In another bowl, mix the egg whites with a pinch of salt.
- When stiff and fluffy, add the sugar, gradually, and keep mixing until glossy and stiff.
- Fold the meringue into the batter, one spoonful at a time.
- Pour the batter in a 22-24cm diameter pan, lined with baking paper or greased and floured.
- Scatter the rhubarb and strawberries over the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 350F - 180C for 30-35 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
- Allow to cool in the pan then transfer on a platter.
Icing:
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Mix well, adding more sugar if the icing is too thin or more lemon juice if it's too thick.
- Drizzle the icing over the cake and serve.
- Enjoy!
Ustensile si echipamente
Mixer
Cake pan (22-24cm diameter)
Spatulas
Bowls
Baking paper
Kitchen scale
Knife
Baking oven
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