Recipe courtesy of Nicolina Rustichella

Rustichella Lemon Oil Cake

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr 1 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Inactive: 1 min
  • Cook: 45 min
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, lemon oil, eggs, and milk. Mix all of these ingredients until well blended. Add the flour and baking powder and mix until you obtain a soft batter.
  3. Grease a cake mold with butter and a little flour. Tap the excess flour out of the mold.
  4. Slowly pour the cake batter into the mold and bake for 45 minutes.
  5. To serve: Let cake cool and serve.
  6. Lemony Oil: Remove the zest (skin) from the lemons, taking care not to include the bitter white pith. Squeeze the lemon juice into a saucepan and add the zest and oil. Warm the oil over medium-low heat until it sizzles gently, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, set aside for at least 1 hour, or overnight, to perfume the oil with the lemon. Strain the oil and discard the zest. The mild flavor of pure olive oil balances nicely with the lemon. A full flavored extra-virgin olive oil however is too potent. If you only have extra-virgin on hand, temper it by blending equal parts extra-virgin olive oil with a neutral tasting vegetable oil.