olive oil cake.

BEAUTIES!

i had all these great ideas of blood oranges and cara caras

sliced thin for the top but when it came down to it....

the kids wanted 'just cake, no topping'

it's so spongey and dense and fluffy and moist

you are going to love it!

i saw this cake on food 52

they call it genius

now i see why

it's what i love to bake

there is the wet

then the dry

put them together

throw them in the pan

put it in the oven

easy peasy

& in one hour

you have cake!

this one is gluten free! 

i used the raw dairy from the

market for the milk.. but i am sure you 

could substitute almond, rice or whatever you fancy!

inspired by food 52

maialino's* olive oil cake

*gather*

2 cups cup4cup gf flour (or all purpose)

1 3/4 cup sugar (i did a little less)

1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 1/4 cup whole milk (organic!)

3 large eggs

1 1/2 tbs grated orange zest

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1/4 cup grand marnier (didn't use this)

*rise*

heat oven to 350

oil up 9" cake pan

line with parchment

in one bowl: whisk flour, sugar,

salt, baking soda & powder

in another bowl: whisk olive oil,

mik, eggs, zest, juice

add dry to wet and whisk until just combined

pour batter into prepared pan

bake for 1 hour

until top is golden and toothpick 

comes out clean (you can see above)

transfer to rack/cool for 30 min

you can let it stay out for 2 hours to 

cool completely... i wrapped it in foil 

to stay out on counter

*maialino's restaurant is in nyc*

*ENJOY*

let me know

how you go

big love

xxxx

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banana curry cookies.

beauties!

introducing the

modernized

ginger snap

with a poem

hero

i am mashed up bananas

going whish, whish, whish

whipped by the paddle

stainless steel tub

i yearn for more.....

buuuuuutttttterrrrrrrrr

melting me

bumps in the road

every knot

nerve ending

GULP

i want to pack it up

light brown sugar

pat, pat, pat

pack me in

hold me down

tie my wrists

oh, not too tight

hand me a buoy

so i don't float

into the night sky

dollops of vanilla

1 beaten egg

foam and all

1/2 cup of chocolate chips

chugga chugga choo choo

i am on a train and the conductor

has no idea where to seat me

i am sticky, soggy, thick and tan

i have browned

all the spinning

'round and 'round

i am a hero

i need to sit down

slip into this crinkley

parchmont paper

oops i spilled me over

i need to lay down

totally surrender

to this round shape

i will eventually riiiissssseeee

i will grooooowwwwwwwww tall

and create a shape

i need all the heat i can get

i need to sweat this out

palm springs in july

i need hot hot hot

rise above

brown at the top

crisp on the sides

to know myself

in the heat

allow myself to let go

they will take me out

cool off on steel squares

i will try to avoid the nose

sniffing my survival

i have come so far

i am the little seed

no one is going to step on me

i cool down some more

i harden from the inside out

i am lucky

young eyes looking up at me

'mom, are they ready yet?'

the red head is talking about me

she wants me in her little watery mouth

baby teeth, small sweet tongue

i feel a lift

a body peel

that first bite

yummmmmmmmmm

i hear in the one ear i have left

i am a hero

i say to myself

i did my job here.

banana curry cookies

inspired by food52

*gather*

6 tbs unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup mashed ripe banana

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 cup all purpose flour OR cup 4 cup

1 tsp curry powder

pinch of salt

3 tbs unsweetened shredded coconut

fleur de sal for sprinkling

*heat it up*

preheat oven to 300

cream butter & sugars

mash banana & add baking soda (set aside)

in a bowl, mix flour, curry & salt

mix banana in with vanilla too

add the dry to wet

fold in coconut

drop on cookie sheet/parchment paper

by the teaspoonful (little bites)

for 14 - 16 minutes and then sprinkle

fleur de sal while still warm

YUMMMMMM

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they are definitely my new fall fave!

enjoy beauties

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