This easy to make recipe produces a super moist and citrusy snacking cake. It’s important to use a good quality, fruity olive oil and full-fat sour cream or yoghurt because both these ingredients play a huge role in the texture and taste of this cake.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup good quality olive oil
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest and juice from three lemons
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup full fat sour cream or Greek yoghurt
• Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and generously grease a nine- inch round cake pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil, eggs and sugar.
3. Next, add in the lemon zest, juice and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
4. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in batches, alternating with the sour cream. Mix until just combined.
6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in centre of cake comes out clean. Cool cake completely on wire rack before dusting with powdered sugar (if using.)