A Taste of Summer

Temperatures are rising which calls for a delicate, refreshing, and savory recipes.

This 7 step recipe calls for only a few ingredients, but leaves an unforgettable taste in your palette ranging from Greek yogurt to olive oil and back around with orange blossom water. Did I mention it’s also beautiful? - adorned with rose petals, this makes a great treat to bring to the party or simply to decorate the kitchen counter!

For the ingredients we’ll need :

* 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

* 2 eggs at room temp

* Zest of one lemon

* 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice

* 1 cup plain greek yoghurt at room temp (leave it out for 10 min or so). I used 2% fat

* 1 cup super fine sugar

* 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

* 3 teaspoons baking powder, sifted GLAZE:

* 1 cup icing sugar

* 1 tablespoon lemon juice

* 1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water .

The preparation is as follows :

“1 Preheat the oven at 325F. Grease and flour your pan and set aside.

1. In a large bowl mix the olive oil, eggs, lemon zest and juice, yoghurt, and sugar and lightly whisk until all ingredients are combined.

2. In a smaller bowl, sift the flour and baking powder and combine them with your fingers, then add the flour in parts to the olive oil mix (don't dump it all at once or you'll get lumps). Don't over-mix! Just gently fold the ingredients until they are combined.

3. Place the batter in the greased pan and bake for about 45-50 min, until the top is golden brown and no batter comes out when you test it with a skewer.

4. Once the cake is done, take it out, set aside, and let it rest for at least 10 minutes (if you flip it too soon it'll break). Once it has cooled down, flip it on a plate to cool fully.

GLAZE

1. Combine the icing sugar, orange blossom water, and lemon juice and mix until there are no sugar lumps (a minute or so). If it's too thick and doesn't drizzle, add a mini splash of water (just a teeny!).

2. Pour glaze over the cake and decorate with rose petals (or orange blossoms if you have any!).”

In particular, this recipe is especially interesting as it introduces orange blossom water - which can be very new to most taste buds.In fact, orange blossom water has been originally used in the Middle East particularly for sweets, and was later used across the Mediterranean. It is made made solely from the orange blossoms on trees. How’s that for a taste of summer ?

This cake should feel and taste light, offering you an incredible start to the summer season- in quarantine or not 😉.

Report: Lara Olsson