I taught this cake last year in a Mediterranean-inspired class and it quickly became a favorite.  If you are skeptical about olive oil in a cake, try it!!  It’s a delicious, fruity fat and cakes last longer with oil instead of butter.  Olive oil is the perfect match with citrus, other fruits like apples, chocolate, and herbs in desserts (I have a crazy good recipe for a chocolate chunk cake with rosemary.) You can dust it with powdered sugar or make this glaze with whatever citrus you have.  Blood oranges and pink grapefruit are particularly pretty!Continue reading