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Chocolate and Olive Oil Cake

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quantity

10 people

time

50 minutes

difficulty

Difficulty Easy

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Ingredients

1/3 cup Extra Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil

4 egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups cake flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup cocoa powder

2 shots of espresso

1/2 cup of milk

4 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks

Cooking Mode

  1. Beat the olive oil with the egg yolks and vanilla for about 3 minutes until creamy. 
  2. Add the sugar and beat for a few more minutes until the mixture is creamy and light. Gently fold in the sifted flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder without beating. Finally, add the coffee and milk, and mix well. 
  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and gently fold them into the previous mixture. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 40 minutes or until the cake is done. Drizzle with syrup to taste and serve sliced. 
  4. Drizzle the chocolate and olive oil cake with syrup to taste and serve in slices.
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