I found a bag that passed muster in the kosher section of a local supermarket. I used coffee. I was prepared not to like this. The texture is amazing considering there are no eggs! ( I tried olive oil but it made it too much olive oil how about just water? Im happy to report it worked just fine with the following adjustments: increase flour by 1/4 cup, increase coffee/water by 1/4 cup, decrease baking soda to 7/8 tsp. to cook through. Tonight, yearning for a piece, I took it out of the freezer and cut thin, 2 slices. . Oh my gosh! I like the bit of sea salt in the glaze! You are brilliant, and thank you for sharing! Of course I had to eat those bits right away, just to keep things tidy! I made this cake the other day for a work party, and I made a vegan peanut butter frosting to go with it. What a big disappointment. I also was so happy you mentioned Peg Bracken, Deb. Thanks again for the recipe I made this and it was sooooo good! Can you drink, uh, wine? The kids didnt complain, but Ill have to make it again to see whats up with the real deal. It called for sprinkling the top with an abundance of cinnamon-sugar before baking to form a slightly crunchy top. Came out deliciously moist! Lets be friends :). It smelled a little bit burnt and the edges were bubbling furiously (perhaps due to the oil?) What a fabulous combination. I do live at 5000ft altitude as well, so maybe that played a part. USE LINERS. My new go-to. I love this cake but really need help with the glaze. The leftovers have been in my fridge for 4 days now, and they are still moist and yummy. candace nelson chocolate olive oil cake 27 Feb. candace nelson chocolate olive oil cake. No meat? I also used some of the batter to make 6 cupcakes, because I was worried about overflow in the 9 x 13 pan. I needed an extra 5 minutes cooking time in my toaster oven (which might also have been the reason it needed more time) and it turned out great. Any suggestions on how much espresso powder to use? I quickly textd my daughter we plan on being there. Very simple to make. I may fill it with whipped cream? Thank you. After seeing your comment, weve decided well make this one the day before. Wait for the dark brown? It was light, and moist, rich but not heavy. (It was ugly but still perfectly delicious). She loved how moist and rich it felt yet somehow light. Making the recipe at a 1.5 ratio (doubled was too much batter) makes two 8 inch pans baked for 35-45mins. OMG!!! Around the rim of the apricot, sprinkle a ring of coarsely chopped walnuts, And then gilding the lily to great affect! Ive already made this cake three times and it was absolutely amazing every time! But then the whole cake collapsed on one side when I layered it. Deb, you are my baking-fit-throwing sister from another mother. So I dont typically have things fall unless I COMPLETELY forget about rising bread or something. I also think a lighter olive oil works best or half olive oil and half lighter, neutral oil like sunflower. https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/10/chocolate-olive-oil-cake-more-book-tour/#comment-1371596. Ive been dabbling in smitten kitchen recipes for years and this is the first failed recipe Ive had! Also dont skip the parchment paper stepthat was a mistake I wont repeat again! I wonder why? I have made this cake at least 10 times. Im finding it incredibly soupy. https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/10/chocolate-olive-oil-cake-more-book-tour/#comment-978599 Anyway, this turned out SO WELL and Im already excited about some tweaks I want to make!!! The mind reels. I spread vanilla Ice cream between two frozen slices and voila a frozen ice cream sandwich. Very excited I found this cake for her. I used to make something sweet once a week from your site or book, but a few years ago we left for six months of cycling in Europe and hiking in the US Southwest (we live in Victoria, BC), and I transitioned to a fish + plants diet along the way. I do plan to top it with your chocolate-sour cream frosting just like Turshen does on her cake because to me thats the worlds greatest cake topping. The only change I made was reducing the sugar to just 1 cup of white sugar with no brown sugar. Thank you so much for such a well-written article. Deb, my glaze ended up being frosting. Im very sure that I used the right proportions of flour, cocoa and liquid. 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 5 large eggs, separated 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons espresso powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon vanilla extract cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 ounces semi-sweet or milk chocolate chunks WHIPPED RICOTTA 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Batter was easy and tasty-look forward to trying one, strictly for quality control purposes, but really just fulfilling my patriotic duty LOL! Webcandace nelson chocolate olive oil cake chef show recipe. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. I made this for the first time this week for a family birthday celebration. It was amazing! I made the recipe with a few changes. Familiar to many people as the traditional leavening agent in science-fair volcanoes. Theyre just adjustable cloth belts that you soak in cold water and wrap around your cake pan before putting it in the oven. So good, and you can really taste the flavor of the olive oil. I even weighed out the dry ingredients! of white sugar and using half ww pastry flour and half all purpose. not the best presentation. I need to serve 15-20, though. I am having a hard time with this cake. Whisk to break up any lumps and set aside. * making glaze someone commented that their glaze scorched in the microwave. Boulder!!! Hi Diana! I left it for 32 mins. *even with the GF flour, this slices beautifully & I found that it was perfect with a smear of jam between the layerswill add a bit of whipped cream on the side next time, too!! Any idea if it can be made successfully with gluten free flour? Last night I took it out, put the frosting on, and left it on my countertop overnight. Made this tonight after a long, difficult week and I just needed chocolate. This cake is amazing. I love chocolate cake, but I never tried chocolate olive oil cake. Making this today for a second time. I followed all the steps and the cake turned out super moist. :). Her recipe does not call for coffee but I have used that instead of water and it really does add to flavor. It is made slightly different, but quite a keeper.. this cake is so chocolaty i cant wait to try it They love the name of it! made this today. I think its probably just a little different than what I was expecting since there are no eggs (like you mentioned!). Ive done chocolate, peanut butter, and cream cheese frosting and all were great. Thank you so much for this recipe and the many others in your new book, which I received for Hanukkah and cant wait to devour :-) wishing you the best in 2018 ! Substitutes: whole milk for the water and added 2 teaspoons espresso powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla and left out the vinegar. I think so especially if youve baked with it before. Its very good, but we had a bit of difficultly mixing it smooth. I am very excited to do this all over again next week! It was so yummy and loved by the entire family. Id love to see a Smitten Kitchen amazing version of that: a vegan white wine olive oil birthday cake for grownups. Coconut oil will work for olive oil; wont work for corn syrup but the corn syrup is more of an extra. Our decadent dark chocolate olive oil cake was I read the comments and adjusted the baking soda to 1 tsp, and melted the chocolate before adding the oil etc., then microwaved for 30 seconds. The cake was more to the fudgey side of things with all these tweaks. I made this once (with water), and it tasted pretty good and was super easy to make. Interesting ideas! I just made this and its so yummy! Maybe Ill just have to bake 2 of these, one with olive, one with coconut and see for meself, eh? teaspoons vanilla extract. So 1 tsp. I currently live outside the US and grocery stores here dont really offer corn syrup. anyway, I understood what you were saying, Julia. I made this with King Arthur Gluten Free flour and it did not turn out well, I actually had to throw it away. This may have been mentioned but Nigella Lawson has a chocolate olive oil cake that can be made gluten-free by substituting almond meal for the flour. Ive made this cake several times, usually subbing vegetable oil for the olive oil, as Im not crazy about a strong olive oil taste. Im excited to try olive oil but I LOVE using coconut oil in this cake. I used a packet of Starbucks instant coffee and added the 1 1/2 cups of water to it. Just made this last night. My Husbands birthday next week, He loves chocolate very much. I have high expectations for it! To begin, add the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt to a medium bowl. Were going to a barbecue with many kids and adults. Made it with the mascarpone whipped cream (from the red wine chocolate cake recipe) bc I wanted something creamy. Greetings from Italy. I made this cake 6 times already and it was perfect each time. I havent tested it with rye flour, but I suspect a half-swap would be great. The recipe made 19 cupcakes and they took 20 minutes to bake. In another bowl, mix the cocoa and hot water and whisk to smooth out THANK YOU! Started this on a whim at 9:15pm, wanting to try out my new 6 cake pans. It. I made this a few weeks ago and it turned out great, as expected. OLIVE OIL!!! This looks great! Definitely using the apple cider vinegar from now on!!! (I did not have corn syrup on hand not sure if that would have affected the temperature.) In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over simmering water, stir chocolate and oil until smooth. Helpful, I know. From IG? The second time, it was so thick, I just spread it over the whole cake and called it a day. Thank you for all of your fabulous recipes! Made this tonight with a couple of slight modifications cut baking soda to 1 tsp, as recommended by other commenters, and subbed butter for half of the olive oil in the cake and coconut oil for half of the olive oil in the glaze. As for the book plugs, this is where I announce the book tour. Can someone tell me what its for? Thank you Deb. Should have done 40, as its a tad under done. Definitely will make this again. Does it act in the same way giving the shine? I took the cake in to the office where my vegan friends are, and we all thought it was tasty. I used instant espresso powder+hot water and the chocolate flavor came out really deep and the cake is just all around satisfying. That way the large ice cream makers dont waste other base flavors. Ive been cooking and baking for over 30 years. This was really good. This cake is so good. Thanks. 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