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olive oil cake with figs and labneh

Olive Oil Cake with Frosting and Figs

Mimi Newman
Olive Oil Cake with Labne Frosting and Figs
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 55 mins
Course Cakes
Cuisine American, Italian, Meditteranean, Middle Eastern
Servings 10
Calories 531 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups whole milk at room temperature
  • ¼ cup Grand Marnier
  • 3 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup labneh or creme fraiche
  • 1 pint figs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare a 9" springform pan with a parchment liner and cake slip.
  • In the first bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set the dry ingredients aside.
  • In a second bowl, combine the milk and Grand Marnier. In a separate measuring cup, measure out 1 cup of EVOO. Set the wet ingredients aside.
  • Put the eggs and sugar in a large bowl or stand mixer and whisk until well-combined and smooth.
  • Gradually add the olive oil in a steady stream while whisking the egg mixture, as if you were making a mayonnaise.
  • After you have emulsified the oil into the egg mixture, start adding the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the wet ingredients in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry. As you make each addition of dry and wet ingredients, whisk until the batter is smooth, without overbeating.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until deep golden brown, slightly domed, and possibly cracked on top, about 70-90 minutes. A skewer should come out clean of batter but with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let the cake cool. Level off the top of the cake with a serrated knife. Spread labneh evenly on top and sprinkle with figs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1small sliceCalories: 531kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 345mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 2gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cake with figs, fancy olive oil cake, figs and labneh, grand marnier olive oil cake, olive oil cake
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