Almond Cake Baked with Olive Oil, Cinnamon and Raisins (Crete)
Koula Barydakis
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Crete
Servings 16
Calories 458 kcal
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup almonds, mashed
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- 5 tsp baking soda
- Confectioner's sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle on top of cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat olive oil and sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer for 10 minutes. Add eggs and mix for 5 more minutes.
Add milk, raisins, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda.
Add flour mixture to wet mixture. Mix with a rubber spatula until well incorporated.
Pour into an oiled bundt pan. You can use a regular 9” cake pan, but it cooks better in a bundt pan.
Bake for 1 hour or until inserted knife comes out clean.
Calories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 9gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 125IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 3mg