birthday post//part 2//the cake.

olive oil & olinda orange juice* cake

*gather*

4 eggs (separated)

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup superfine sugar

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

3/4 cup olive oil

3 1/3 cup all-purpose flour**

1 heaping tsp baking powder

grated zest of 1 orange

1 cup freshly squeezed juice

(about 4 oranges)

1/2 cup pine nuts

sprinkles too!

*rock it out*

turn oven on to 350

you can make muffins or cakes here

you can use (2) 8 1/2- 9" rounds

lay parchment down with some olive oil

and dust with flour if you want to!

whip egg whites in a large bowl until

they are firm & snowy

(keep them in fridge if it's hot)

whip yolks with vanilla

let them bulk up a bit & become foamy

whisk in the sugars

then add olive oil, bit by bit

mixing well after each addition

add the flour, baking powder, orange rind & juice

beat until you have a smooth batter

gently fold in the egg whites

*bake*

scrape 1/2 batter into each pan

decorate with pine nuts & sprinkles

bake for about 35 minutes

make sure top is golden brown

leave to cool a bit before serving

(this will keep for about 4 - 5 days)

BEAUTIES!

this cake is lovely for many reasons....

it's more of a sponge/tea cake which means more

bites more times of the day! the kids love it

which i love because there is no dairy and not a lot

of sugar it's also super fun to decorate & pretty too!

you can make 2 and i LOVE giving food as gifts

*olinda oranges are one of my special finds at the

hollywood farmers market....farmer vicki told me that the reason

why these oranges are so amazing is because they are grown

on old valencia root soil//they are a bit pricey compared

to the other oranges but so worth it!!

**i used cup4cup for the first time with this recipe

and i would say that if you are not gluten sensitive

go for the all-purpose... it was harder to manage the gf flour

because of texture & weight and it just felt super gooey

not fun to handle and the taste? it turned out ok,

kids and husband loved it (my test kitchen)

i still think it's better with the other flour!

happy birthday beauties!

xxxx