Zoë Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

April 3, 2024 /Posted byjordan tarantino / 3360 / 0

We’ve all heard of a simple lemon olive oil cake before but did you ever try making a chocolate olive oil cake? It’s simple to make, crunchy on the exterior and soft on the interior.

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

- 3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, ( I used Zoë Olive Oil
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1 1/4 cups Granulated White Sugar
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 cup Water, (boiled/hot)
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Powdered Sugar, (sifted for garnish, optional)

Process

Pre-heat oven at 350F
Grease a springform pan and set aside
In a large bowl, add your eggs, olive oil, sugar and vanilla extract whisk together until incorperated
In a small bowl, add cocoa powder add your hot water and mix until combined
Add cocoa mixture to your large bowl and whisk until there’s a chocolate mixture
To your large bowl, add the flour, baking soda and salt and whisk again
Bake at 350 for 30-35min or until the center is dry enough for a toothpick to be removed clean
Cool at room temperature before adding powdered sugar for garnish
Enjoy!