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Orange Black Pepper and Whole Wheat Breakfast Cake
This egg-free, spiced whole wheat cake is flavored with orange and black pepper.
adapted from Gina de Palma
Orange Black Pepper and Whole Wheat Breakfast Cake
About This Recipe
| Yield: | serves 10 |
| Active time: | 20 minutes |
| Total time: | 55 minutes |
| This recipe appears in: | Wake and Bake: Orange Black Pepper and Whole Wheat Breakfast Cake |
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Orange Blossom honey
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
Procedures
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1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 10-inch cake pan with olive oil.
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2
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
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3
In a large bowl, beat together olive oil and sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in honey and lemon juice. Beat in orange and lemon zest.
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4
Add flour mixture to the bowl and beat until just combined. Beat in orange juice.
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5
Pour batter into prepared cake pan and smooth evenly. Bake until dry on top and a cake tester comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
