Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake with Simple Glaze (Gluten-Free)

This easy and delicious olive oil cake recipe is the perfect brunch or dessert recipe for your special holiday gathering or for enjoying by the fire with a cup of tea. Swapping olive oil for butter gives the cake extra richness without weighing it down.

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an Olive Oil Cake to Love

You may have thought that olive oil was only for dressing salads and sauteing or roasting but we’re here to show you that it’s also great for baking. This decadent citrus-scented olive oil cake is studded with tart cranberries and the simple orange glaze makes it a festive and delicious addition to your holiday table.

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Olive Oil cake

Here’s what you’ll need to make this show-stopping dessert:

• Almond flour  
• Gluten-free all-purpose flour – If you don’t need this olive oil cake recipe to be gluten-free feel free to substitute all-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Cane sugar
• Eggs
• Olive oil – Primal Kitchen Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is our go-to oil for dressing salads, sautéing, and roasting and it’s great for baking
• Apple cider vinegar
• Orange juice
• Orange zest
• Fresh cranberries – May substitute frozen whole cranberries if desired.
• Optional for garnish – Sugared cranberries and fresh rosemary

For the Orange Glaze:

• Powdered sugar

• Orange juice
• Orange zest
• Butter – For dairy-free, use plant-based stick butter

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How to make this olive oil cake recipe

1. Preheat the oven then prepare a bundt pan by greasing and flouring it.
2. Whisk together the almond flour, gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cane sugar then add the eggs, olive oil and apple cider vinegar and mix well.
3. Fold the orange juice, zest and cranberries into the batter.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake.
5. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before turning the cake out onto a serving tray.

How to Make the Simple Orange Glaze:

1. Combine the powdered sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and melted butter. Stir until a thin glaze forms. 
2. Drizzle over cooled cake. Garnish with sugared cranberries and fresh rosemary just before serving, if desired.

Recipe Swaps & Substitutions

Make it Grain-Free

Easily make this cake grain-free by substituting the gluten-free flour blend for with cassava flour.

Make it Dairy-Free

Make this citrus olive oil cake recipe dairy-free by swapping the butter for plant-based (vegan) stick butter or coconut oil in the glaze and for greasing the pan.

When to Serve this Cranberry olive oil cake

Cranberries and citrus are at their peak in the winter and together their flavor has become synonymous with holiday treats. This stunning yet easy-to-make olive oil cake is perfect for holiday gatherings, for gifting to friends and family, or for enjoying alongside a cup of tea by the fire.

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