A Delicious Almond Cake Recipe For National Almond Day

[1] Orange and almonds are a great pairing in this Mediterranean-style cake, which uses extra virgin olive oil instead of butter (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Discover California Wines). [2] Check out different wine and cake pairings in this article. [3] To share this cake with guests, offer coffee and tea in addition to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake With Olive Oil Instead Of Butter

[1] Olive oil cake. Here’s the recipe from Lucero Olive Oil. [2] This charming polenta (cornmeal) olive oil cake is packed with grapes. Here’s the recipe from Cake Keeper Cakes | Amazon. [3] How about a chocolate cake? Here’s the recipe from Smitten Kitchen. [4] Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins with olive oil. Here’s the recipe…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Oil Polenta Cake

We have advocated olive oil cake before. But this is a variation with polenta (cornmeal) instead of white flour. Olive oil cake is a standard in some parts of Italy, substituting olive oil for butter as the fat. So is polenta cake, with a hearty crumb. Both are rustic, uniced cakes. When we first tried…
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