Mediterranean · Dessert

Airy Olive Oil Sponge Cake

Name: Airy Olive Oil Sponge Cake
Total time: 59 min
Yield: Makes about 6 small cakes
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 15 g all-purpose flour, sifted; 50 g sugar; 4 large eggs; 100 ml extra virgin olive oil; 0.7 g xanthan gum, weighed on a precision scale; 2 nitrous oxide charges, for a 1-litre whipped-cream siphon

A Mediterranean twist on sponge cake: an olive oil and egg batter thickened with a trace of xanthan, aerated in a whipped-cream siphon and baked in cups into airy, springy little cakes.

YieldMakes about 6 small cakes
Hands-on30 min
Total59 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

15 gall-purpose flour, sifted
50 gsugar
4large eggs
100 mlextra virgin olive oil
0.7 gxanthan gum, weighed on a precision scale
2nitrous oxide charges, for a 1-litre whipped-cream siphon

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Olive
Gums and thickeners

Taste

Sweet
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Equipment

Oven
Kitchen scale

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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