My Olive Oil and Lemon Cake

Since my move to the UK I've had to adapt to many things. One in particular is my cooking, as some of my key ingredients I use at home just don't seem to be available. So back to the test kitchen.

Here is the adaptation to My Olive Oil and Lemon Cake....

Ingredients

3/4 cup Light Olive Oil

1 large Lemon

1 Lime

1 cup Wholemeal Rye Flour

1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

5 large Eggs

3/4 cup Stevia

1 1/2 Tablespoons light Demarara Sugar

The How To...

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celcius with the oven rack in the middle position.

Grease a 9 inch springform pan with extra olive oil and line the base with baking paper.

Finely zest the peel of the lemon, then squeeze and reserve the juice (approx. 1/4 cup). Squeeze the lime and reserve with lemon juice.

Sift flour and cinnamon, then mix zest through thoroughly.

Separate eggs, and beat the yolks with only 1/2 cup of the stevia powder until thick, pale and creamy. Reduce the speed and slowly drizzle in the olive oil, followed by the reserved lemon juice. (The mixture may appear slightly split!)

Using a wooden spoon stir in the flour mixture until just combined to form a very stiff batter.

Beat the egg whites, once they are holding air start adding the final 1/4 cup stevia a little at a time until they hold a soft peak....no further!

Add 1/3 of the egg white mix to the batter and gently fold through to loosen it up a little. Do not stir! Add another third of the egg white mixture and repeat the process. Finally gently fold through the last portion of egg white mix and fold until thoroughly combined.

Pour the batter into the cake tin and tap twice on the counter to release any large air bubbles.

Sprinkle the top with the Demerara sugar.

Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until golden and a wooden skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes and then release the sides and leave to cool completely. Remove base and paper from cake and transfer to a cake plate.

To serve, add a table spoon natural yoghurt and a drizzle of honey (as desired).