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    A Super Delicious Blood Orange Olive Oil Loaf

    Published: Feb 22, 2023 by Natalie · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    A delicious blood orange olive oil loaf that’s moist, sweet, tart, flavorful, and has a slight olive color because it’s made with olive oil. No mixer is needed, just mix and bake. Top with a pretty pink icing from the blood orange juice and you have a delicious dessert or snack cake.

    A sliced blood orange olive oil loaf with sliced oranges.

    It’s citrus season and what better time than to share with you a unique and delicious loaf made with blood oranges, olive oil, Greek yogurt, and a touch of orange liqueur to make it exquisite. Not only is this loaf delicious, it also makes a great presentation with its pretty pink frosting.

    • A sliced blood orange.
    • Zest from a blood orange.

    Blood oranges have beautiful crimson flesh and are slightly sweet with a little tang. I find them similar to a sweet grapefruit. I think they're beautiful and interesting.

    I always have to explain the same thing over and over when I state I use liqueur when baking. The same questions get asked:

    Can my kids eat it?

    Will I get buzzed if I eat it?

    What if I don’t drink alcohol?

    Is it safe to eat during the day?

    Etc. etc.

    Well my friends, it’s really no different than using vanilla extract. Vanilla extract is made with vodka and I never get these questions when I use vanilla. Why pick on all the other liquors? What did they do to you?

    I use bourbon when baking, Frangelico, rum, Pisco (my favorite), and they all contribute a delicious unique flavor to whatever it is I’m baking. Vanilla got a little too expensive so I improvised and what came out of it were amazing recipes. You’re welcome.

    Pink icing drizzled on a blood orange olive oil loaf.

    Use a good olive oil when making this blood orange loaf. I use extra virgin and it doesn’t have to be expensive; just taste it. If it tastes good, then your blood orange olive oil loaf will taste good.

    Pink icing over a blood orange olive oil loaf pooling on a baking sheet.

    The first time I made this beautiful loaf, it was gone within an hour. It was just frosted and my son asked if he could have some and I told him to “have as much as you want”. He ate the entire cake. Now he can eat, but he won’t eat anything that’s not good. I learned two things that day. First, don’t say “have as much as you want” anymore and second, this was freaking good.

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    Sliced blood orange olive oil loaf on a rack with sliced oranges.

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    A sliced loaf of on a rack.

    Blood Orange Olive Oil Loaf

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    A delicious blood orange olive oil loaf that’s moist, sweet, tart, flavorful, and has a slight olive color because it’s made with olive oil. No mixer is needed, just mix and bake. Top with a pretty pink icing from the blood orange juice and you have a delicious dessert or snack cake.
    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Keyword: Blood Orange, Cake, Loaf, Olive Oil
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 1 loaf
    Author: Natalie Gregory

    Ingredients

    Cake:

    • 1 tablespoon blood orange zest
    • 1 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon for pan
    • 1 ½ cups flour
    • 1 teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup plain greek yogurt full fat, 2%, or nonfat
    • ¼ cup blood orange juice freshly squeezed is best
    • 3 large eggs
    • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil See Note 1
    • 1 tablespoon Triple Sec Grand Marnier, or rum

    Icing:

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoons blood orange juice
    • Pinch salt
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°.
    • Spray or grease a 9x5 loaf pan. Sprinkle the inside of the pan with a tablespoon of sugar and coat.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, orange zest, juice and liqueur.
    • Stir the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing until fully combined.
    • Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake for 50 - 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    • Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it onto a cooling rack set in a baking sheet. See Notes 2.

    Blood Orange Icing:

    • Combine the icing ingredients together in a bowl and pour the icing over top of the loaf. Thin the icing by adding additional blood orange juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches drizzling consistency.
    • Let the icing set before slicing. (if you can)

    Notes

    Note 1: It doesn’t have to be a super expensive olive oil.
    Note 2: I like to drizzle about a third of the icing over the warm cake and let it set in. Drizzle remaining when the cake is cooled.
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