Fresh Italian Plum & Olive Oil Cake

Using Villa Graziella Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of butter, with fresh seasonal Italian plums for a guilt free dessert. Enjoy it for dessert, it tastes even better the next day for breakfast!

9 Servings

Easy Ingredients

1 lb. red or Italian plums (about 6)
3 ounces Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil, + 1 teaspoon to grease pan
1 ½ cups all-purpose, unbleached flour, + extra to dust the cake pan
¾ cup of turbinado sugar (Sugar in The Raw)
½ cup milk
3 eggs room temperature
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon nutmeg

Simple Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325◦F

  2. Grease a 9’’ round or square pan with 1 teaspoon olive oil & flour

  3. Cut plums into thin wedges

  4. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg & sugar, add oil, blend until the mixture resembles coarse meal

  5. Combine milk, eggs & vanilla

  6. Stir in dry ingredients, mix until moistened

  7. Pour into prepared pan

  8. Push plums into batter in rows leaving skin side exposed

  9. Bake about 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

  10. Let cake cool, serve & enjoy!

TIP: Cover securely to prevent from drying out.

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