Dessert

Semolina and olive oil cake with orange syrup

Name: Olive oil semolina cake recipe
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 150 g (1 1/2 cups) almond meal; 60 g semolina; 90 g unrefined raw sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 4 large organic eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Zest from 1 orange; 250 ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil; 250 ml (1 cup) orange juice, freshly squeezed; 20.00 ml lemon juice; 60 ml pure maple syrup or honey; 3 whole star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks

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by Teresa Cutter

TERESA CUTTER, CHEF

Jan 09, 2024

This heart-healthy cake is the sweet treat you'll want all to yourself. Teresa Cutter’s book, Simple Healthy Recipes, is available via healthychef.com for $74.95.

150 g (1 1/2 cups) almond meal
60 g semolina
90 g unrefined raw sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 large organic eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Zest from 1 orange
250 ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil

Orange syrup

250 ml (1 cup) orange juice, freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon lemon juice
60 ml pure maple syrup or honey
3 whole star anise
2 cinnamon sticks

Method

1.

To make the cake, preheat your oven to 160°c fan forced. Combine the eggs, olive oil, sugar, vanilla, and the zest of 1 orange into a mixing bowl. Add the almond meal, semolina, baking powder and mix well to form a smooth batter. Pour the cake batter into a prepared 10 x 20 cm loaf tin lined with baking paper. Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the cake from the oven and pierce all over with a skewer or knife.
2.

To make the orange syrup, combine the orange juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, star anise and cinnamon into a saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes on a gentle heat until the syrup has reduced slightly, and the aromatics have infused into the syrup.
3.

Pour the hot syrup over the cake and leave it in the tin to soak up the syrup. Serve at room temperature or chilled and devour. Enjoy with a good dollop of greek yoghurt, or serve on a platter with orange segments, bay leaves and cinnamon to garnish.