Soft oil and lemon cake

Moist olive oil lemon cake

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Number of guests: 6 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | Difficulty level: easy

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.96 $0.99 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.40
  • $0.19
  • $0.25
  • $2.95
  • $1.20
  • $0.19
  • $0.17
  • $0.52
  • $0.09

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a baking pan with oil or butter.
  2. Pour the milk into a large mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the sugar, flour, yeast, eggs, oil, and zest in this order. ≈ 3 min
  4. Make sure to play the drums smoothly, without any clumping or unevenness. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour the into the mold, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
  6. Check for doneness using a thermometer: it should read 165 °F (74 °C); if not, continue cooking for a few more minutes. ≈ 3 min
  7. Let it cool before serving.

The bill

Moist olive oil lemon cake

  • 250 g of wheat flour$0.40
  • 250 g of sugar$0.19
  • 250 ml of milk$0.25
  • 250 ml of olive oil or sunflower oil$2.95
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 2 packets of baking powder (16 g)$0.19
  • the zest of half a lemon or half an orange$0.17
  • oil or butter for the mold$0.52
  • Sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling$0.09

Total$5.96

that's $0.99 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of wheat flour
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 250 ml of milk
  • 250 ml of olive oil or sunflower oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 packets of baking powder (16 g)
  • the zest of half a lemon or half an orange
  • oil or butter for the mold
  • Sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling

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