Roasted Strawberry Olive Oil Cake
This strawberry olive oil cake is perfect for spring and summer! It's super simple to make and perfect for dessert or even breakfast.
Servings: 6 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
For roasted strawberries:
- 8 ounces strawberries tops trimmed and halved
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For cake:
- 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
For roasted strawberries:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
- Add strawberries, brown sugar, olive oil, and kosher salt to the prepared baking sheet pan and toss to combine.
- Add to the oven and roast for 15 minutes or until the strawberries are soft and juicy.
- Remove from the oven and lower the temperature to 350 degrees F.
For cake:
- Line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, fresh thyme leaves, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, vanilla yogurt, brown sugar, olive oil, lemon zest, and vanilla bean paste. Whisk together until smooth.
- Fold in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just fully combined.
- Add the batter to the prepared 9x9 pan. Top the batter with roasted strawberries, including the juices and sliced almonds.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until the cake is fully baked and springs back when touched. You can also test the cake by putting a toothpick into the middle of the cake if it comes out clean the cake is fully cooked.
- Let the cake cool and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 3mg