Lemon Blueberry Olive Oil Cake
Ingredients
- 2 whole eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup yogurt or sour cream
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour, sifted
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder (mixed with sifted flour)
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large lemon, washed, grated in zest and the juice
- 2 cups whole blueberries, washed
- Powdered sugar, for serving
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Lightly spray a muffin pan with olive oil (silicon pans work best).
- With a handheld electric mixer in a mixing bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until the mix becomes almost white and ribbon texture.
- Add yogurt (or sour cream) and almond flour and mix well.
- Add the all purpose flour and baking powder and mix well.
- Slowly add, little by little, the olive oil until you have a homogenous mix.
- Add the lemon zest and juice and mix well.
- Fold the blueberries into the mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Fill the muffin cups ALMOST to the rim, but not quite.
- Bake at 325°F for 50 minutes (check with the tip of a knife inserted into center of cake; when you remove the knife if the tip is clean, the cake is cooked).
- Cool completely before removing from pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to serve.