Dried fruit and nut 776 olive oil cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 776 olive oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 250 g self raising flour
  • 1 ½ cup ground dried fruit and nuts
  • (walnuts, almonds and raisins)
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • zest of an orange
  • 1 shot (45 ml) brandy
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200oC (392oF).

Place the 776 olive oil and sugar in the electric mixer until blended well.

Afterwards alternate adding flour, eggs, orange juice-brandy.

Finally add vanilla, zest, salt and, just before the end, the dried nuts.

Grease a 28 cm diameter bake tin and bake for 50 minutes at about 200oC (392oF).

Tags: extra virgin olive oil / recipe