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An easy recipe for an olive oil chocolate cake with ginger and lemon zest that is so rich and moist! The best chocolate cake with olive oil!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 246kcal
Equipment you may need
8-inch round cake pans
9-inch springform pan
9-inch round cake pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp crystallized ginger - finely chopped
- ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk - feel free to substitute another type of dairy milk or plant-based milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup boiling water
- powdered sugar - (optional) for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8- or 9-inch cake pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper.
- Combine sugar and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a rubber spatula, pressing to bring out the lemon oils.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, ginger, and salt, whisking after each addition.
- Stir in chopped ginger to coat with dry ingredients.
- Add olive oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract, whisking gently between each addition.
- Pour in boiling water and fold to combine completely. Batter will be very liquidy.
- Pour batter into your prepared cake pan and bake in preheated oven for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. (see note)
- Let cake cool 20 minutes in pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar, if desired.
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Notes
Baking time for different size pan: You can make this chocolate olive oil cake in either an 8- or 9-inch cake pan, but if you use a 9-inch pan it will cook a bit faster. I found 35 minutes to be perfect for an 8-inch pan, but if you're using a 9-inch pan, I would check the cake after 27 or 28 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg
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