Schiacciata alla Fiorentina or Italian Easter Cake

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!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 165 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 5

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.