Strawberry-Hazelnut Olive Oil Cake
Use very ripe – almost fragile strawberries to make this delicious cake. Soft strawberries that are ripe with intense aromas turn into a kind of puree during the baking of this cake. The flavor and texture is amazing…a strong strawberry essence coupled with the richness and nuttiness of hazelnuts.
This delicious and beautiful cake works with many variations of late spring or summer fruit. For example, try one of my favorite combinations of chopped nectarines combined with ripe blackberries that turns into the perfect summer cake.
Oh…and just in case you are not convinced – this cake has a slight
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Use very ripe – almost fragile strawberries to make this delicious cake. Soft strawberries that are ripe with intense aromas turn into a kind of puree during the baking of this cake. The flavor and texture is amazing…a strong strawberry essence coupled with the richness and nuttiness of hazelnuts.
This delicious and beautiful cake works with many variations of late spring or summer fruit. For example, try one of my favorite combinations of chopped nectarines combined with ripe blackberries that turns into the perfect summer cake.
Oh…and just in case you are not convinced – this cake has a slight coat of sugar on the bottom and sides that caramelizes during the baking process and leaves a bit of crunchy texture that is a heavenly mouth experience. And one other note – this cake is very simple to make!
Difficulty: simple
Yield: makes one 23-cm (9-inch) cake