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Mediterranean Olive and Sundried Tomato Cake

This savoury cake can be served as an appetizer or can be simply eaten as a snack.

Total
1 hour 10 min
Makes
1 750g loaf

Jump to the methodAdded August 2011

Mediterranean Olive and Sundried Tomato Cake

You'll need

  • 300g of Self-Raising Flour, sifted
  • 100g of Green Olives
  • 100g of Black Olives
  • 75g of Sundried Tomatoes
  • 30g of Bacon diced in lardons
  • 200ml of Rose Wine
  • 5 Eggs lightly beaten
  • 80ml of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.

    In a large mixing bowl, place the sifted Flour, Salt and Cayenne Pepper. Make a well and add the Eggs.

    Egg and Flour
    Egg and Flour
    Add Wine and Olive Oil
    Add Wine and Olive Oil
  2. Start mixing, then add progressively the Wine and Olive Oil. Mix until you obtain a smooth consistency.

  3. Chop the Olives and Sundried Tomatoes thoroughly.

    In a frying pan, cook the Bocon until crisp.

    Bacon, Olives and Sundried Tomatoes
    Bacon, Olives and Sundried Tomatoes
    Add to the mix
    Add to the mix
  4. Add the Olives, Tomatoes and Bacon to the mix.

  5. Place the mix in a cake tin. Cook the cake for 45 minutes. Check the cake is cooked by pushing a skewer into its centre. If it comes out clean the cake is cooked.

    In the cake tin ready for cooking
    In the cake tin ready for cooking
    Cooling on rack
    Cooling on rack
  6. Once cooked, leave the cake for 5 minutes before taking it out of the mould. Then let it cool on a rack.

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