CRANBERRY-PECAN OLIVE OIL CAKE

Cranberry-Pecan Olive Oil Cake image

A soft cake spotted with yummy dried cranberries and pecans. A yummy alternative to butter-heavy cake recipes!

Provided by yp8190

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
3 large eggs
¾ cup olive oil
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup pecan halves
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
Beat white sugar and eggs together until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add olive oil, milk, and orange marmalade; beat again until well mixed. Add flour, cranberries, pecans, baking powder, and salt; stir until ingredients are moist. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in the pan; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360.2 calories, Carbohydrate 40.3 g, Cholesterol 46.9 mg, Fat 21.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 199.3 mg, Sugar 25.5 g