Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Apricot and Pistachio-Olive Oil Cake
April 14, 2026 at 7:17 pm | Posted in BWD, cakes & tortes, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | Leave a commentTags: baking, cake
This Apricot and Pistachio-Olive Oil Cake is loaded with fragrant flavors of the Mediterranean. I added Dorie’s suggested pinch of saffron to the batter, which, combined with orange zest and olive oil, gave it a sunny yellow color. The baked cake gets sliced in half to make two layers, and the cross section was truly fantastic. That yellow cake studded with orange apricot bits and bright green Sicilian pistachios– I should have photo’ed it. Some apricot jam is spread between the layers and on top of the cake, along with an extra tumble of chopped pistachios. This one’s great with tea or coffee and it stays moist thanks to EVOO, butter and Greek yogurt in the batter (not to mention it’s sort of sealed with jam).
If you don’t have the book Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple by Dorie Greenspan yet, get it and join us as we bake through it every second and fourth Tuesdays! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll and all the other participation deets over on Tuesdays with Dorie!
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