Double Olive Cake

Double Olive Cake

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 3/4 cup self raising flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup black coffee at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped burnt orange and fennel olives
  1. Preheat oven to 175
  2. Grease an 8″ cake pan and either line bottom of pan with parchment paper
  3. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and olive oil until well combined
  4. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking soda over the egg mixture
  5. Begin to stir, gradually adding the coffee.  Mix until completely smooth
  6. Fold in the olives until evenly distributed. Spread the batter into prepared cake pan, and bake for about 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center tests clean.