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Drizzling orange syrup over a slice of orange poppy seeds olive oil cake.

Orange poppy seeds olive oil cake

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AuthorMilena M
If you love citrus, you will love this orange poppy seeds olive oil cake. It's easy to make. It's soft and moist and has a beautiful texture. The balance of citrus flavor, the nuttiness from the poppy seeds, as well as the unique flavor of olive oil, makes this cake hard to resist.
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Servings1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams caster sugar or granulated sugar, 1 1/4 cups
  • Zest from two large oranges
  • 120 grams full-fat yogurt, or sour cream, ½ cup
  • 3 eggs, 170 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 120 ml orange juice, 1/2 cup, from 1 large orange
  • 100 ml olive oil, 1/2 cup
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, 20 grams
  • 260 grams all-purpose flour, 2 cups
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Syrup (optional)

  • 120 ml orange juice, 1/2 cup, from 1 large orange
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar or granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
  2. In a bowl, combine sugar and orange zest. Rub the zest and sugar with your fingers to help the zest release its natural oils.
    250 grams caster sugar or granulated sugar, Zest from two large oranges
  3. In the same bowl, whisk yogurt, eggs, vanilla, orange juice, olive oil, and poppy seeds. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, giving time for the poppy seeds to soak and soften.
    120 grams full-fat yogurt, or sour cream, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 120 ml orange juice, 100 ml olive oil, 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  4. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    260 grams all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda
  5. Using a balloon whisk or silicon spatula, whisk the dry ingredients into the wet until it is a smooth batter.
  6. Line a 10x4.5-inch (or 9x5-inch) baking dish with parchment paper and pour the batter into the dish.
  7. Bake on the middle rack for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Transfer the cake with the parchment paper to cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!

Orange syrup (optional)

  1. To make the syrup, add the orange juice and sugar to a saucepan and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
    120 ml orange juice, 2 tablespoons caster sugar or granulated sugar
  2. Poke the cake with a skewer or a toothpick all over the surface and brush with the syrup as soon as it comes out of the oven, if you’d like.

Notes

You can use the syrup to drizzle over each slice instead of brushing the cake or in addition to that. See more options in the "Additions and substitutions" section above.