Olive Oil and Sherry Pound Cake
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Olive Oil and Sherry Pound Cake
Category
Desserts
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 cup Fustini’s Medium SELECT olive oil
- 2 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 5 large cold eggs
- 1 cup medium sherry
- fresh fruit for garnish (optional)
- Fustini's Organic Balsamic Glaze for garnish (optional)
- whipping cream or ice cream for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 &ndash, 8&rdquo, x 4&rdquo, loaf pans (or line bottom with parchment paper). Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt thoroughly in a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the sugar, oil, and orange zest on high speed until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Continue to beat until the mixture is thick and pale, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until blended. Add remaining flour. Add sherry and mix on low, again just until blended.
- Transfer mixture to loaf pans dividing evenly. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. The cake will turn golden and crack or split on top early, but it still needs full time. Cover with tin foil once it reaches the desired golden brown color. Allow cake to cool in pan before removing from pan. Slide a knife around the sides of the pan to release the cake. Invert the cake onto a baking rack. When cool, slice and top with your favorite garnishes. Keep remaining cake wrapped airtight, the cake keeps well at room temperature for up to 3 days.