Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake

Today’s recipe for Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake is a clever, slightly sweet, slightly savory tasting tea cake made with no refined sugar or white flour. Hints of citrus and cardamom plus a subtle taste of olive oil give this honey-sweetened bread a complex and delicious flavor profile.

Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake is a very moist, interesting cake bread alternative.  It is healthier than most coffee or tea cakes that are loaded with butter.  This cake is moistened with olive oil.

The benefits of baking with olive oil:

• rich in heart-healthy fats
• high in antioxidants that help fight disease
• earthy, unique taste

pictured here with dried cranberries and walnuts as add-ins

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I’ve been using olive oil in recent baking and recipes.  It provides moisture and interesting flavor notes.  California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Mild and Buttery Olive Oil is a creamy variety that has less bite than most olive oils.  It lends well in baking.

Key ingredients to make Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake:

• whole wheat pastry flour
• light and buttery olive oil
• ground cardamom
• fresh orange rind
• light buttermilk (or a buttermilk substitute, see our recipe notes section in the recipe card)

My favorite way to enjoy a slice of warmed cardamom tea cake is with an extra drizzle of California orange blossom honey and an herbal tea.

choose honey that is in a glass jar that way you can microwave it when it becomes cool and too thick to pour and mix

This recipe calls for light buttercream.  Low-fat milk mixed with yogurt and a little lemon juice can be substituted.

Steps for making Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake:

• Sift together the dry ingredients
• Stir and combine the wet ingredients
• Add the dry into the wet and stir until smooth
• Spray oil and lightly dust a standard sized bread pan.
• Bake and cool

keep stirring until the cake bread batter becomes smooth

To do this unique, sophisticated cake bread proper justice, serve it with fresh herbs, berries and a dollop of Greek yogurt.

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