Olive Oil Poppyseed Lemon Cake
Servings Prep Time
4 – 6people 20minutes
Cook Time
50minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 – 6people 20minutes
Cook Time
50minutes
Ingredients
Cake
  • 2/3cups Augusto Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 3/4cups flour
  • 1/4tsp baking soda
  • 4tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2cup milk
  • 3large eggs
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4tsp salt
  • 1tbsp poppyseeds
Glaze
  • 1/2cup heavy cream
  • 1cup icing sugar
  • dash of almond extract
  • squeeze of lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 5-by-9 inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. Combine sugar and zest together in a bowl; using your fingers, rub together well. Add juice and milk, and whisk to combine. Add eggs and oil, and whisk to combine. Add flour mixture to the milk mixture, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the seeds last, stirring until evenly distributed.
  3. Transfer batter to the pan, and bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
  4. Turn cake out on rack, and using the tines of a fork, gently poke small holes on the top surface of the cake. Apply half of the glaze while cake is still warm. When cake has cooled, apply second half of glaze.
  5. For the glaze: Mix all ingredients together. If it’s too thin, add a little more sugar. If it’s too thick, add more lemon juice or milk or cream.