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Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake With Blackberries

Jul 20, 2020 · 5 Comments

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Want to make a tasty Summer cake with blackberries? Love lemon desserts? Well, this one is super light and fluffy, with hints of citrus and bursts of fresh berries. It’s an Italian lemon olive oil cake with blackberries. It’s a super easy fruit dessert. You’ll love it.

Italian lemon olive oil cake with blackberries
This fluffy lemon olive oil cake with blackberries reminds me of eating olive oil cake on an olive oil farm in Sorrento, Italy.

So let’s make this delicious summer cake with blackberries.

Ingredients for Italian lemon olive oil cake with blackberries

To make olive oil cake, you need

  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Lemon extract (see substitution note for using lemon juice and zest)
  • Standard baking stuff: flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt
  • Fresh blackberries
olive oil cake
If you’re looking for a dessert to use ripe blackberries with, this is the perfect one.

How to make this easy lemon olive oil cake with berries

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

cracking eggs for cake batter

Add eggs to a large bowl and whisk completely.

Add sugar and whisk until combined.

adding oil to cake batter

Use a high quality, extra virgin olive oil for olive oil cakes.

Add milk, olive oil, and lemon extract and whisk until combined. Set aside.

Step 2. Use a new large bowl to mix together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

mixing ingredients for lemon olive oil cake including cornmeal

Add the wet mixture to this flour mixture while gently stirring together the wet and dry ingredients.

blackberries in olive oil cake batter

What’s the consistency of olive oil cake batter?

The cake mixture will be very liquidy, but the batter will still be lumpy. Believe it or not, this is perfect. Don’t over-mix.

Italian lemon olive oil cake in oven

Step 3. Grease a 9-inch cake pan and set it on a baking sheet (this makes it easier to take in and out of the oven when hot). Here’s a great baking pan set.

baked olive oil cake for summer party

Pour batter into the cake pan and bake for 40-55 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

olive oil cake
Once done, allow to cool completely in the pan for 10 minutes.

Slice, serve and enjoy.

cutting olive oil cake

And send me a pic ‘cause I’ll be jealous.

Next up, you’ll have to check out this raspberry turnover recipe. On the deliciousness scale, it’s right up there with this olive oil cake with blackberries.

These blueberry and cherry cake bars are a winner for a brunch dessert with fruit, too.

olive oil cake with blackberries
Look at this summer dessert bursting with ripe blackberries – yum

Toppings that work with olive oil cakes with fruit

You’re not limited to blackberries with this recipe. Turn this summer cake recipe into a blueberry olive oil cake, raspberry, or marionberry cake recipe. Whatever is in season. You can really add any ripe berries to it.

Here are toppings for olive oil cake:

  • Fresh fruit
  • Whipped cream
  • Melted butter
  • Honey

If you’re loving this lemon and blackberry cake recipe, check out these cherry pie turnovers with pie crust.

olive oil cake with fruit

Use high-quality olive oil for cake recipes

The complex, fruity notes of olive oil are one of the best things about this recipe. You can use what you have on hand for olive oil. But this recipe is extra special if you use high-quality olive oil.

Try Colavita olive oil as I used in this recipe.

lemon olive oil cake slice on dessert plate

Love the combination of flour and cornmeal in olive oil cakes like this one. It provides a really nice texture to the cake, but the cake stays light and fluffy.

Another reason I love this olive oil cake recipe

This cake reminds me of an excursion in Italy my mom and I took years ago. We ate a similar Italian lemon olive oil cake on an olive oil farm. What a great trip to the Mediterranean that was.

I hope it brings you all the eating at a cafe in Italy vibes, too.

Although now I’m “back on the mainland” making this summer cake with fruit for brunches to serve with things like sous vide bacon and sous vide soft boiled eggs.

Another recipe giving me all the “restaurant style food” feels is this one for focaccia bread with Everything Bagel Seasoning. It’s so good!

cutting olive oil cake

Final tips for making this fruity olive oil cake recipe

  • Use high-quality olive oil
  • Substitute the lemon extract for 1 tsp lemon juice and the zest of one lemon
  • Top this lemon olive oil cake with fresh blackberries, whipped cream, or melted butter
  • Substitute other berries – this recipe makes a tasty raspberry or blueberry olive oil cake, too

Make it? Let me know. Find me on Instagram @sipbitego.

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Italian lemon olive oil cake with blackberries

Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake With Blackberries

Want to make a tasty Summer cake with blackberries? Love lemon desserts? Well, this one is super light and fluffy, with hints of citrus and bursts of fresh berries. It’s an Italian lemon olive oil cake with blackberries. It's a super easy fruit dessert. You’ll love it.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Finish Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 457 kcal
Author Jenna Passaro

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup 2% Milk
  • 1 cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp blackberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add eggs to a large bowl and whisk completely. Add sugar and whisk until combined. Add milk, olive oil, and lemon extract and whisk until combined. Set aside.

  2. Use a new large bowl to mix together the flour, corn meal, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the wet mixture to this flour mixture while gently stirring together the wet and dry ingredients. The cake mixture will be very liquidy, but the batter will still be lumpy. Believe it or not, this is perfect. Don’t over-mix.

  3. Grease a 9 inch cake pan and set it on a baking sheet (this makes it easier to take in and out of the oven when hot). Pour batter into cake pan and Transfer the pan into the oven and bake for 40-55 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Once done, allow to cool completely in the pan for 10 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

  • Use high quality olive oil
  • Substitute the lemon extract for 1 tsp lemon juice and the zest of one lemon
  • Top this lemon olive oil cake with fresh blackberries, whipped cream, or melted butter
  • Substitute other berries - this recipe makes a tasty raspberry or blueberry olive oil cake, too

See the recipe: https://sipbitego.com/lemon-olive-oil-cake

See the recipe video: https://youtu.be/q1gznirGjN0

Nutrition Facts
Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake With Blackberries
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 260mg11%
Potassium 167mg5%
Carbohydrates 40g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 134IU3%
Calcium 77mg8%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Priya Lakshminarayan says

    July 23, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    July 26, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try this one out.

    Reply
  3. Christian Guzman says

    July 27, 2020 at 10:33 am

    I never would have thought to use olive oil for something sweet like this. Now I just need to add some blackberries to the grocery list!5 stars

    Reply
  4. Jessica Formicola says

    July 27, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Olive oil cake is my absolute favorite! And this lemon flavored cake is divine! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!5 stars

    Reply
    • Jenna Passaro says

      August 11, 2020 at 2:40 pm

      I first had it on a farm in Sorrento, Italy on a day trip and it’s stuck with me ever since.

      Enjoy!

      Cheers,
      Jenna

      Reply

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