Cranberry-Pecan Olive Oil Cake
A soft cake spotted with yummy dried cranberries and pecans. A yummy alternative to butter-heavy cake recipes!
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- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- 1cup white sugar
- 3large eggs
- ¾cup olive oil
- ¼cup milk
- 1tablespoon orange marmalade
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1cup dried cranberries
- 1cup pecan halves
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.Step 2
Beat white sugar and eggs together until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add olive oil, milk, and orange marmalade; beat again until well mixed. Add flour, cranberries, pecans, baking powder, and salt; stir until ingredients are moist. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in the pan; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.