SCHIACCIATA ALLA FIORENTINA OR ITALIAN EASTER CAKE

Schiacciata alla Fiorentina or Italian Easter Cake image

This is a traditional Italian cake made during Carnivale AND Easter. Some call it a 'Spongy Orange Cake' but we think the texture is between that and a regular cake. It is by far my husband's favorite cake of all time. I've topped it with Avon's Warm Orange Sauce which takes this dump-and-mix cake from GREAT to SPECTACULAR!

Provided by Candice

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 1h10m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
7 tablespoons warm milk
¼ cup olive oil
1 orange, juice and zest
2 eggs
1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
Mix flour, sugar, milk, olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a large bowl until batter is well combined.
Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 159 mg, Sugar 14.9 g