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Strawberry Olive Oil Cake

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So I know this recipe is not like traditional olive oil cake recipes I looked at, but I’m still gonna call it olive oil cake because that was the inspiration for the recipe. Instead of milk I used olive oil and the result is a rich delicious cake with the bright flavor of strawberry. You will not be able to stop eating. It will call to you like the ocean calls to moana.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a square 8×8 cake pan and line it with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of your mixer with the whisk attachment cream together your sugar and butter until it’s fluffy.
  3. Add your egg and vanilla and whisk to combine.
  4. Add all your dry ingredients and whisk to combine. It will be slightly dry.
  5. Slowly whisk in your oil until you get a well combined hydrated batter. You may need more oil or you may need less. It will be a slightly thick consistency.
  6. Fold in your strawberries until well distributed.
  7. Place in your prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes. It will still look soft but will firm up as it sits.
  8. Top with powdered sugar and serve to happy people.

Mixed Fruit Crumble

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When you need a dessert that comes together quickly and satisfies the need for something sweet without being too overpowering a crumble is your answer. You can use whatever fruit you have hanging around and it will always taste good.

That crumb topping though…

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of fruit ( I used peaches, nectarines and strawberries)
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. Ground ginger
  • 5 tbsp. Butter, melted
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • 1 tbsp. Sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Cut up your larger fruit into smaller pieces. Place in whatever baking dish you have. Combine with 1 tablespoon sugar.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine all your dry crumble ingredients. Whisk to combine.
  4. Add your melted butter and stir until well combined. You should begin to see some of your ingredients kind of clump together. These little clumps will brown up into little pockets of buttery deliciousness.
  5. Cover your fruit in your crumb topping and bake for 40 minutes.

You don’t want to add too much sugar to the fruit because you really want the flavor and natural sugar of the fruit to shine.