Name: Schiacciata alla Fiorentina or Italian Easter Cake recipe
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour;1 cup white sugar;7 tablespoons warm milk;¼ cup olive oil;1 orange, juice and zest;2 eggs;1 ½ tablespoons baking powder;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

164.5 calories carbohydrate: 28.2 g cholesterol: 25.4 mg fat: 4.6 g fiber: 0.7 g protein: 2.9 g saturatedFat: 0.8 g servingSize: - sodium: 159 mg sugar: 14.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
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.
Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
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.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch cake

Recipe Note

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!

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Schiacciata alla Fiorentina or Italian Easter Cake