Bourbon Olive Oil Chocolate Cake

Recipe courtesy of Cathy Bernell, Olive These Foods

CAKE

Ingredients

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  • 1½ cups of all purpose flour

  • ¾ cup unsweetened good quality cocoa powder

  • 1½ tsps baking soda

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

  • ¾ cup brown sugar 

  • ½ cup bourbon olive oil (Buy it here!)

  • 1½ cups water 

  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar or white vinegar

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 ° F, spray baking spray to completely grease a 8-9 inch round cake pan

  2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, cocoa, salt and granulated sugar. 

  3. Then add the brown sugar and olive oil and whisk well to combine. 

  4. Add the water, vinegar and vanilla and whisk until smooth

  5. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is springy and a tester comes out mostly clean. 

  6. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan on a wire rack for ten minutes then loosen edges with a knife and flip it out onto a cooling rack to cool completely

Chocolate Icing

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese or cream cheese

  • 2 tbsp Butter softened

  • 1 cup icing sugar (super fine)

  • 2 tbsp milk

  • 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

  • ½ tsp vanilla extract 

Directions

  • In a large bowl with a mixer cream the butter and mascarpone cheese. Gradually add the cocoa powder and rest of ingredients until creamy and smooth adding a little more milk if needed. 

Serve with macerated (1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp bourbon olive oil per pint of berries) blackberries and whipped cream.