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Sourdough Olive Oil Birthday Cake

Sourdough Olive Oil Birthday Cake

This sourdough olive oil cake is the perfect cake for a birthday or special occasion, or even for dessert during tea time with your children.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cool Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Medium & large mixing bowl with a whisk or stand mixer with paddle attachment 
  • cake pan (round 9″ cake pan)

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour organic, unbleached all-purpose or flour of choice
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 2 fresh eggs
  • 1/2 cup sourdough discard
  • 1/2 cup organic olive oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Buttercream Icing

  • 4 1/2 cups of sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda)
  • In a separate, larger mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together coconut milk, eggs, sourdough starter, olive oil, and sugar.
  • Add your dry ingredients to your olive oil mixture and combine well.
  • Pour batter into an oiled cake pan. I prefer to butter and oil my dish.
  • Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. (Prep icing while your cake is baking – see instructions below)
  • Once slightly cooled, gently remove from your cake pan to finish cooling on a wire rack or cooling rack.
  • Once your cake has completely cooled, move your cake to your cake stand and apply your icing with a piping bag.

Instructions for Buttercream Icing

  • Cream room temperature butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment
  • Mix in salt and slowly add 4 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar until well combined, scraping down sides with a spatula
  • Continuing to use your paddle attachment, add heavy cream and vanilla extract.
  • Once well combined, add your icing to your piping bag and apply it to your cake as desired.
  • Add flowers, fruit, or lightly zest an orange or lemon over the icing.