Mediterranean Harvest with Citrus Glaze

Almond Olive Oil Cake Mix | Flour & Olive
This sophisticated cake is a reminder of the Mediterranean’s wine-making heritage and an ode to its bounty – sunshine, olive oil, almonds, grapes and citrus fruit. Choose a sweet white wine that is not sparkling such as a Riesling or Gewürztraminer. For a more pronounced wine flavor, simmer 1 cup of wine until reduced by half and allow it to cool before adding it to the batter. 

 

 

The Cake 🎥

YOU WILL NEED

ALMOND CAKE MIX
WET INGREDIENTS

3 large eggs (about 189g, weighed with shell)
¾ cup mild extra-virgin olive oil (150g)
½ cup heavy cream (120g)
½ cup sweet white wine or white grape juice (120g)
Zest from 1 orange and 1 lemon

STIR-IN

1 cup seedless grapes (225g)

TOPPING

2 tablespoons superfine or castor sugar
½ cup halved, seedless grapes

INSTRUCTIONS
  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9x3-inch springform pan and line it with parchment paper.
  • Beat eggs at high speed for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. With the mixer still running, add the olive oil in a thin drizzle and beat until thick and creamy.
  • Add the heavy cream, sweet wine (or white grape juice), orange and lemon zests and the almond cake mix, then mix on low speed until just combined.
  • Stir in the grapes, then pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Carefully slide out the wire rack holding the cake pan, keeping the cake horizontal. Quickly sprinkle sugar over the cake and arrange the halved grapes on top of the cake. Gently slide the cake back into the oven.
  • Continue to bake for another 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Cool in baking pan for 5-10 minutes before unmolding.

 

The Glaze 

YOU WILL NEED

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange juice
½ tablespoon butter

 

INSTRUCTIONS
  • Microwave sugar, citrus juice and butter on high for 60 seconds or until it develops a syrup-like consistency.
  • Lightly brush glaze on sides of hot cake.

 

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Tips & Methods

Baking Tips

  • Preheat your oven to 325ºF.
  • Grease the recommended pan and line it with parchment paper.
    If using a Bundt pan, apply a baking spray made with flour.
  • For best results, weigh all ingredients and bring them to room temperature.
  • Don’t open the oven door until the cake has set, unless the recipe instructs you to do so.
  • Your cake is done when it begins to shrink from the sides of the pan, springs back when touched or when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let your cake cool for 5-10 minutes before taking it out of the pan.
  • Cooled plain cakes (without frosting or pastry cream) can be double-wrapped first in cling film, then in aluminum foil and refrigerated for up to a week or frozen for up to 3 months.
    To defrost a frozen cake, simply place the wrapped cake in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
  • Store plain or glazed cakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or up to a week in the refrigerator.
  • Store frosted cakes and cakes baked with pastry cream in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Olive Oil Cake Method

  • Pre-heat your oven to 325ºF.
  • Grease the recommended cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
    If using a Bundt pan, apply a baking spray made with flour.
  • In a separate bowl, beat room temperature eggs at high speed for 3-5 minutes, then add mild extra virgin olive oil in a slow, steady drizzle until thick and creamy.
  • Add remaining wet ingredients and the cake mix to the egg mixture and mix until combined, stopping to scrape down the bowl. Do not overmix.
  • Gently mix stir ins into batter until well combined.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan(s) and sprinkle with toppings.
  • Bake immediately following the guidelines in the recipe. Cool in baking pan for 5-10 minutes before unmolding.
  • Cool cake completely before frosting.

Vegan Olive Oil Cake Method

  • Pre-heat your oven to 325ºF.
  • Grease the recommended cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  • Stir all wet ingredients together.
  • Place cake mix in a large bowl. Slowly add the liquid blend to the cake mix while mixing with a hand-held whisk until well combined.
  • Mix stir ins (nuts, berries, chopped fruit, chocolate chips etc.) into batter until just blended.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan(s) and sprinkle with toppings (e.g. sliced almonds)
  • Bake immediately following the guidelines in the recipe.
  • Cool in baking pan for about 10 minutes before unmolding.
  • Cool cake completely before frosting.