Upside Down Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

Cake for breakfast?! This upside down blood orange olive oil cake is perfect for Easter!! 🍊🍰🐰

I ended up doubling the recipe to make both cupcakes and a cake for my family!  When the blood orange olive oil combination was brought to my attention, I did not expect it to turn out that great.  I had no idea what the two flavors would taste like together.  But since I saw the combo all of Instagram, I knew I had to try it out.  The blood orange give a sweet citrus flavor, and the olive oil gives the cake a nice texture.  The olive oil is not over powering, instead, its more of a subtle taste.  I can’t wait until the next blood orange season to experiment more!

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Upside Down Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

Course Dessert

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp blood orange zest roughly 3-4 blood oranges
• 2 tbsp blood orange juice about 1 blood orange
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup applesauce (or 2 eggs)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 blood oranges sliced

Instructions

• Mix the blood orange zest and sugar until evenly combined.
• Add the blood orange juice and yogurt and whisk together.  Pour into the sugar mixture and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Then gently whisk in the vanilla extract and the applesauce.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Gently whisk the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until no large clumps remain.
• Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the olive oil a little at a time.
• Line the pan with sliced blood oranges on the bottom and add the batter into the pan and smooth out the surface.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean from the center.  Cool for about 15 minutes, unmold and cool to room temperature.
• Enjoy!