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Almond Cake Baked with Olive Oil, Cinnamon and Raisins (Crete)

Almond Cake Baked with Olive Oil, Cinnamon and Raisins (Crete)

Koula Barydakis
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Crete
Servings 16
Calories 458 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Instructions
 

  • 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 9gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 125IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 3mg
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