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jadeeerose
February 1, 2023
I thought this cake was too sweet. I've made a similar cake using blood oranges that doesn't candy the orange slices and I felt that was more balanced. I also missed the cardamom flavor. I used a mortar and pestle to crush cardamom seeds and used 1 tsp but the flavor didn't come through for me. The recipe itself could have more visual cues for the candying oranges step. Was it supposed to continue bubbling after adding the oranges? I didn't slice all the oranges - I saved one to zest and juice. That would've been a lot of orange to cut through on the final cake and would've been too much orange:batter for me.
sreedm
August 12, 2022
Very easy to make and absolutely delicious! Hardest part is slicing the oranges thinly, but that is due to my subpar knife skills.
I've made a GF version of this cake using Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten-free flour and it still turned out amazing! Lost a bit of the height but the taste was spot on.
I've made a GF version of this cake using Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten-free flour and it still turned out amazing! Lost a bit of the height but the taste was spot on.
James G.
August 11, 2022
I will bake this beauty on Saturday.
I haven't even tried before, but I am sure it will be delicious based on the ingredients.
I only have one (complaint) question; the Internet and fb are not confined to the US. I find it slightly annoying that all recipes are based on grams, cups, quarts, etc. I am sure that it would be a simple thing to convert to an international weights and measures system. Don't you agree?
Best regards
James
I haven't even tried before, but I am sure it will be delicious based on the ingredients.
I only have one (complaint) question; the Internet and fb are not confined to the US. I find it slightly annoying that all recipes are based on grams, cups, quarts, etc. I am sure that it would be a simple thing to convert to an international weights and measures system. Don't you agree?
Best regards
James
zaidahughes
April 8, 2022
I've never made an olive oil cake before and was wondering how prevalent the oil taste is? I was thinking of making this as a birthday cake - to make it more celebratory making it with two layers, vanilla cream in the middle and squirts of cream on top to hold glace cherries. Although, I understand this may be totally the wrong idea for this type of cake. What do you think?
mwhistler
November 23, 2022
Olive oil cakes are delicious- and yes, there is a fruity, light taste of the olive oil in the cake. They stay moist and deepen in flavor over a day or so...but not the best cake for splitting and filling, or doing "cake architecture" as they tend to be moist.
Enjoy the cake with coffee or a nice glass of port or marsala- I wouldn't dress it up with cream filling.
Enjoy the cake with coffee or a nice glass of port or marsala- I wouldn't dress it up with cream filling.
Bette A.
March 17, 2022
Tried this cake for the first time today and very happy with the results. Next time, I would simmer the orange slices longer to create a thicker syrup. In reading the reviews (after the fact) I was worried the orange rinds would be bitter however they were very sweet. I used a combination of Cara Cara and Valencia oranges. Also reduced the cardamom orange cooking syrup and brushed a bit over the cake once inverted. looking forward to making this again.
Natasha K.
March 8, 2022
I've made this cake 5 times in the past 2 weeks. I halved and doubled the recipe. I ate it alone and with my family. I'm 100% going to make it again. It's a great, delicious moist coffee cake, not overly sweet, with hints of bitterness, absolutely wonderful. Easy to make too!
Kathleen
March 4, 2022
This was delish! However, I decided to make a cake on a Friday night and it turned out I was completely unprepared. I ran short on sugar so made it up with splenda. Practically zero AP flour in the house, so used 1/4 c. white AP flour, 1/4 c. whole wheat flour and 1/4 c. almond flour. Turned out fantastic! And that syrup...HOLY COW, I'll put that on anything.
Erin
February 19, 2022
Fairly easy and not too time consuming but is very impressive in look and taste! I forgot to buy cardamom and found i could substitute fresh ginger and cinnamon stick in syrup stage and powdered ginger and cinnamon in the cake stage. Great for breakfast too.
NXL
February 14, 2022
This is a fantastic recipe! I did as Amanda suggests in the video (she's hilarious, btw) and zested the oranges before slicing. The bitterness of the candied peel, peppery olive oil, and creamy yogurt were so delicious. If you love a very sweet dessert, this is likely not for you.
karin.anderson.52
February 2, 2022
Much as I love orange marmalade, this cake was too bitter for our liking. The cake by itself wasn’t bad, but for the amount of work and oranges that went into it, the result was rather disappointing.
Shaad
January 25, 2022
Everything about this cake is amazing. The crumb is very soft and tender, the orange so juicy. Great recipe! Made it twice this week :)
booglix
January 22, 2022
This was very good! It was simple to put together and it looked really beautiful, at least when whole. The candied orange slices did not cut easily, so slices looked rather mangled. But it was moist, tender, and tasty.
I followed the recipe exactly and could not discern the cardamom in the end. I would double the amount next time. Lastly: I made 2x the batter recipe, and had enough for a 9" regular pan (you don't need a springform pan) and an additional mini cake.
I followed the recipe exactly and could not discern the cardamom in the end. I would double the amount next time. Lastly: I made 2x the batter recipe, and had enough for a 9" regular pan (you don't need a springform pan) and an additional mini cake.
Angie
January 16, 2022
This cake was way too sweet. The oranges were cloying and overpowered the cardamom.
sreedm
January 12, 2022
Absolutely delicious! I made it using Bob's red mill gluten-free flour for a celiac friend and it worked perfectly! I'm going to try and make it again with a little bit of ginger and grapefruit instead of oranges
StacyG
January 12, 2022
I had a lot of oranges and I love olive oil cake. I wish this recipe could be adjusted so there is more batter, because when I baked this it was mostly all oranges and hardly any cake.
Liz B.
January 13, 2022
You can increase the batter fairly easily by 50% I did this because I could only find a 9 inch springform pan. I baked it for 40 minutes and it came out beautifully.
Sarahb
January 3, 2022
Can this cake be made ahead? I want to bring it to a a little getaway for a friends bday staying at an air BNb and don’t want to take all the baking things with me.
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December 25, 2021
Made this tonight for Xmas dinner. It had a lovely citrus flavor and moist texture. I choose this recipe because I wanted to use mandarins and oranges from our trees and it was perfect choice. My mom asked me to send her the recipe so she could make it again.
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