Orange Rosemary Olive Oil Cake
Orange Rosemary Olive Oil Cake is perfect for the holidays, especially Chanukah! I love the combo of peppery olive oil, sweet and zesty orange and woody rosemary. This olive oil cake has a unique fruity and peppery flavour from olive oil. Olive oil is anti-inflammatory and a great alternative to butter in baking.

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Orange Rosemary Olive Oil Cake Recipe
(dairy free)
Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 50 minutes | Serving size: 12-16
Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil
- 5 cups coconut sugar
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup almond milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 cups spelt flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tbsp chopped rosemary
- 1 tbsp orange zest
Orange Glaze
- 1/3 cup coconut butter
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp unsweetened orange juice
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 300°F. Grease a bunt pan with coconut oil and lightly coat with flour and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat olive oil and sugar. Slowly add in eggs until thick. Add orange juice, almond milk, and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a medium bowl, mix spelt flour, baking powder, rosemary and orange zest.
- Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and beat until combined.
- Pour into the pan and bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- To make the glaze, blend together the coconut butter and maple syrup until smooth. Add the orange juice ½ tbsp at a time until you reach your desired consistency. If it is cold where you are, gently heat the coconut butter before blending.
- Let the rosemary orange olive oil cake cool for 30 minutes, drizzle with orange glaze and top with orange zest.
PS I talked about this cake and the benefits of olive oil on CH Morning Live! Check out the segment here.



