Easter

Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Lavender Glaze

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May  6, 2019
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Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Lavender Glaze
Photo by Alex H-R
  • Prep time 20 minutes
  • Cook time 1 hour
  • Makes 1 8 or 9 inch cake
Author Notes

This recipe was adapted from Maialino's Olive Oil Cake. My substitutions were inspired by spring flavors. To amp up the lemon flavor, I used both traditional extra virgin olive oil and lemon olive oil. Agrumato lemon oil is excellent because the lemons and olives are pressed together so the lemon flavor is fresh and delicate. I also substituted lemon zest and lemon juice for the orange, and used St-Germain in place of the Grand Marnier. Finally, I made a lavender-infused glaze to pour over the top (adapted from a Southern Living recipe). The final version was perfectly moist, lemony, and delicious! —Alex H-R

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Lemon Olive Oil Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup lemon olive oil, such as Agrumato lemon oil
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup St-Germain
  • Lavender-lemon glaze
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried lavender buds
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered suar
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
  1. Lemon Olive Oil Cake
  2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter a 8 or 9 inch cake pan that is at least 2 inches deep, and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oils, milk, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and St Germain. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and whisk until just combined. The batter will be quite loose.
  4. Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake for 1 hour. The top will be golden and a cake tester inserted in the middle of the cake will come out clean. Let the cake cool for 30 minutes in the pan.
  5. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the sides of the cake. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack and let cool completely, about 2 hours.
  1. Lavender-lemon glaze
  2. Bring milk to just under a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in dried lavender. Let sit until cool, about 10-20 minutes.
  3. Strain infused milk through a fine wire-mesh strainer and set aside 2 tablespoons for the glaze.
  4. Whisk together the infused milk, powdered sugar, salt, and lemon juice. For a thicker glaze, use less lemon juice.
  5. When olive oil cake is totally cooled, pour the glaze over the top.
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1 Review

Susan E.
Susan E. May 18, 2024
Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe Alex! I made it for a birthday celebration as I loved the fact it had lemons, a favourite liqueur St.Germain and the Agrumato Lemon Olive oil as well as the lavender glaze! Sounded pretty perfect to me!
It was a breeze to make and as my oven is fan forced I reduced the temp to 160degC! The cake took about 1 hour 10 mins to bake!
The texture was dense yet soft with a beautiful lemon flavour and the lavender glaze delightful! I took photos but sadly there is no way to download them here!

Thanks again this cake is a winner!