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Moist lemon olive oil cake

Moist lemon olive oil cake

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A large lemon cake, infused with olive oil, fragrant with lemon zest, incredibly moist, and drizzled with a lemon juice and sugar syrup.

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Recipe from Cookbook2015, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Israeli lemon cake is made with oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Rubbing the zest with sugar gives it a wonderful aroma, and a tangy syrup makes it even more moist.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories499 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.37 $0.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Cake

  • $0.58
  • $0.19
  • $0.04
  • $0.31
  • $0.37
  • $2.39
  • $1.01

Syrup

  • $0.37
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix the lemon zest with the sugar. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sugar, lemon juice, water, eggs, and oil to the mixture. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour the liquids over the flour and mix until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour une bake time of approximately 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 °C.
  6. Mix the lemon juice and sugar from the syrup, then drizzle the mixture over the cake once it comes out of the oven.

The bill

Moist lemon olive oil cake

  • 360 g of flour$0.58
  • 2 packets of baking powder (20 g)$0.19
  • 4 teaspoons of lemon zest$0.04
  • 400 g of sugar$0.31
  • 160 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice$0.37
  • 6 eggs$2.39
  • 240 ml of oil$1.01
  • 160 ml of lemon juice$0.37
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11

Total$5.37

that's $0.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Nutrition per serving

Calories499 kcal
Fat21.2 g
Saturated fat2.9 g
Carbohydrates69.8 g
Sugars46.8 g
Fiber1.2 g
Protein6.3 g
Salt0.1 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 360 g of flour
  • 2 packets of baking powder (20 g)
  • A pinch of salt
  • 4 teaspoons of lemon zest
  • 400 g of sugar
  • 160 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 6 tablespoons of water
  • 6 eggs
  • 240 ml of oil
  • 160 ml of lemon juice
  • 150 g of sugar

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