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Grapefruit Cake Using Olive Oil
Use any dried fruit that you have to make this moist cake
Recipe Category:
Baking
Makes enough for:
1
cake
All Rights Reserved:
an original recipe from Lavender and Lime
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Ingredients
8
dried grapefruit slices
2
eggs
160
g
honey
50
g
fructose
30
mls
buttermilk
80
g
grapefruit marmalade
125
mls
olive oil
175
g
flour
25
g
almond flour
5
mls
bicarbonate of soda
5
mls
baking powder
1.25
mls
ground ginger
1.25
mls
ground cardamom
Method
Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
Spray a 23cm springform tin and line the bottom
Line the bottom of the tin with the grapefruit
Place the eggs, honey and fructose into a bowl of a stand mixer and whisk until light and frothy
Add the buttermilk and marmalade and continue whisking to combine
Slowly pour in the oil while you continue whisking
Sift the flours, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and spices into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine
Gently fold in the dry ingredients until the flour has been completely incorporated
Scrape down the sides and then carefully pour the batter into the tin
Bake for 40 minutes
Remove from the oven and place the tin onto a wire rack and leave to cool for 40 minutes
Remove the springform and invert onto a plate, grapefruit side up
Slide a knife around the edge of the base to remove
Carefully remove the baking paper and serve