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    Home » Recipes » Cakes and Muffins

    Olive Oil Cake with Blackberries

    June 9, 2011 by Kankana Saxena

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    This is my 100th post, yes 100.. wow! Can you believe it ??! 🙂 I knew this day would come, but with all the blog-hopping, cooking, writing and clicking,  just didn't realize I had written 99 posts and it's time for the 100th!

    The journey so far has been amazing. Understanding about blogging, different social media, making friends and sharing recipes with them, it's an experience that I am enjoying every single day. A girl who used to order take-out now prefers to spend time in the kitchen and enjoy cooking. A girl who never used to touch the camera now can't spend a day without it. 

    The last 5 months were all about trying new dishes, new ingredients and new techniques. It was also about learning the different lingo in photography and trying to click better picture every time.

    The journey is still on!

    All these wouldn't have been possible without your support and love. The suggestions, the wonderful comments, the emails, the tweets, the smiles.. you motivated me everyday 🙂 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!


    Celebration always calls for a sweet treat and for me, it usually a cake. So, all I needed was a simple flavorful round soft cake. Add in some citrus.. may be some fruits.. whisk the egg fluffy and smooth.. pour the vanilla extract and enjoy how it swirls in your batter.. place in the hot oven and wait till it fills your home with the aroma that no perfume can beat. The smell of freshly baked cake always brings a smile in my face. At times, I like to see the cake through the oven glass as it rises and changes its color.

    I made a Olive Oil cake with some Blackberries to celebrate my 100th post. This is for you my friend, from my kitchen to yours. The journey has just begun... I have many more things to learn from you and a lots to share with you!


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    Olive Oil Cake with Blackberries

    Kankana Saxena
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    Ingredients
     

    • 4 eggs (separated)
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup olive oil
    • 10 to 12 fresh blackberries
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • pinch of salt
    • zest of one lemon
    • powdered sugar for garnish
    • butter to grease the pan

    Instructions
     

    • Whisk the egg whites with sugar until they are smooth and thick like whipped cream.
    • Add one egg yolk at a time and whisk until it mixes properly.
    • In a separate bowl, mix the flour with baking powder. Then, add olive oil to the bowl and mix it until it's properly incorporated.
    • Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and using a rubber spatula, fold it from the center. Continue folding it till everything is mixed properly.
    • Add the vanilla extract, lemon zest and mix it again.
    • Next, grease a baking pan with some butter.
    • Pour the batter in the baking pan and top it with the blackberries.
    • Bake it for about 45 to 50 mins at 375 F preheated oven.
    • Garnish it with some powdered sugar and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings

    It was soft, moist and refreshing with tangy fruit bite in between. Just perfect!!

    I cannot finish the post without thanking two most important people behind Sunshine & Smile.. my friend Deepa and my love Arvind 🙂 You both made me discover my passion!

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    Comments

    1. sally

      June 30, 2011 at 11:47 am

      Congrats on 100! What a great cake to celebrate with!

    2. Maria @ Scandifoodie

      June 18, 2011 at 4:04 pm

      Congrats on 100 posts, here's to many more tasty recipes! This sounds like the perfect cake to celebrate with 🙂

    3. Eva

      June 17, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      Mmmm, sounds delicious! Congrats on the 100th as well, very awesome!!

    4. Tiffany

      June 16, 2011 at 6:42 am

      Happy 100th! And I can't wait to see your next 100!!! 😀

    5. Banana Wonder

      June 15, 2011 at 9:30 pm

      Congrats on your posts! I LOVE olive oil cakes and you made it even better by adding my favorite berry. I could eat this everyday!

    6. bhavani@ameanderingmango

      June 15, 2011 at 4:20 pm

      Congrats on your 100th post! This looks cakes looks delicious and I love using olive oil in baking. Thanks for sharing!

    7. Ananda Rajashekar

      June 14, 2011 at 1:16 pm

      Congrats Kankana , 100 post in five months way you go lady! love love the cake, i adore olive oils in cakes and this is mine, first one is very interesting pic happy blogging! 🙂

    8. Sommer@ASpicyPerspective

      June 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm

      Wow~ that looks utterly amazing. Must try soon!

    9. Suman Singh

      June 13, 2011 at 2:51 pm

      Congrats on your 100th post dear..That cake looks so moist and delicious.

    10. briarrose

      June 13, 2011 at 12:30 pm

      This cake looks like a lovely way to celebrate the 100th post. 🙂

    11. Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets

      June 13, 2011 at 11:50 am

      Happy 100th! By the way you take great photos but I do understand the drive to get ever better =). Lovely sounding and looking cake.

    12. Sarah Naveen

      June 13, 2011 at 10:51 am

      Happy 100th dear!!!
      amazing clicks!!! i have a similar pic of those eggs ;)...

    13. daksha

      June 13, 2011 at 5:23 am

      so many congrats for ur 100 th post enjoy blogging:)>

    14. KB

      June 12, 2011 at 9:01 pm

      Looks delish and congrats on your 100th post!
      We'd love for you to share this recipe with us at
      Simply Delish Saturday

    15. Swathi

      June 12, 2011 at 8:44 pm

      Congrats Kankana for 100th post. This olive oil cake is perfect for the celebration.

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