Mediterranean Olive Oil, Orange, And Almond Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 mix together wet ingredients plus sugar and zest.
• 2 add dry ingredients (reserving the marmalade and almond slivers).
• 3 bake 30 minutes at 375°f.
• 4 when unmoulded, melt the marmalade and spread over the cake.
• 5 toast the almonds briefly in a dry skillet and distribute on top of the cake.