A delicious, yet simple lemon olive oil cake for the summer as fresh blueberries and strawberries are in season. This cake is made with our fused lemon olive oil and is a Dairy-free take on the German Sunken Apple Cake (Versunkener Apfelkuchen) but with berries! It is also made with whole grain flour (we used sprouted spelt flour) and maple syrup instead of sugar. You may arrange the berries on top of the batter in a pretty cohesive pattern, or for a more rustic look lay the berries on the batter sporadically. You may use all blueberries or all strawberries. You really can’t go wrong with this.
What you’ll need:
4 Eggs
1/2 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 cup Lemon Olive Oil
1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 3/4 cups White Whole Wheat Flour or Sprouted Spelt Flour
3 teaspoons Baking Power
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup Blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 1/2 cup Strawberries, quartered
Here’s how:
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9″ springform pan with olive oil. Set aside. In a medium bowl beat the eggs. Whisk in maple syrup, vanilla, applesauce, and lemon olive oil. In a small bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Whisk in liquid mixture, beating to combine. Pour batter into prepared pan. Then top the batter with the strawberries and blueberries evenly, pressing into the batter lightly. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until done when tested with a toothpick. Cool for 15 minutes, then unlock the springform pan and allow it to finish cooling. Enjoy with whipped cream or ice cream!