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Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil Cake Recipe
A moist citrus olive oil cake with a restrained rosemary note and tart lemon glaze.
Inspired by Holiday Baking Championship, Season 8, Episode 5
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Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil Cake
- Prep
- 25 min
- Bake
- 42 min
- Total
- 1 hr 7 min
- Makes
- One 23 cm cake, serving 10
Ingredients
- 210 g all-purpose flour
- 50 g fine cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 180 g granulated sugar
- Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 3 large eggs
- 160 ml mild extra-virgin olive oil
- 120 g plain Greek yogurt
- 60 ml fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, for glaze
- 1 small rosemary sprig, for decoration
Method
Heat the oven to 175 C, or 160 C fan. Grease a 23 cm springform pan and line its base with baking paper.
Whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
Rub the granulated sugar, lemon zest, and chopped rosemary together in a large bowl until fragrant. Whisk in the eggs until pale and slightly thickened.
Slowly whisk in the olive oil, then whisk in the yogurt, 60 ml lemon juice, and vanilla.
Fold in the dry ingredients just until the batter is smooth. Pour into the pan and level the top.
Bake for 40 to 44 minutes, until the center springs back and a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove the ring and cool completely.
Whisk the powdered sugar with the remaining lemon juice. Spoon the glaze over the cake and decorate with a few leaves from the rosemary sprig.
Before you start
- This is an original Baking Show Guide home adaptation inspired by the episode brief, not a contestant recipe or an official Food Network recipe.
- Use a mild olive oil so the citrus and rosemary remain balanced.
- Do not add the woody rosemary stem to the cake; use only finely chopped leaves.
From the episode
Gifts That Keep on Giving
This adaptation starts from the episode's hanukkah oil and dreaded desserts brief and reshapes it for ordinary home equipment and a manageable batch.
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The sources below document the episode challenge. The quantities and method on this page are independently written by Baking Show Guide; they are not copied from a contestant or broadcaster recipe.
