Small-Batch Olive Oil Cake

Name: Small-Batch Olive Oil Cake
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ⅔ cup (3⅓ ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon, baking powder; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ½ cup (3½ ounces) plus 2 teaspoons, sugar, divided; 1 , large egg; ⅛ teaspoon, grated lemon zest; ¼ cup, extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup, milk

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Enjoy a pared down version of our classic Olive Oil Cake.

SERVES4

TIME1 hour, plus 1¼ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To pare down our popular Olive Oil Cake (from our May/June 2017 issue of Cook's Illustrated) from a 9-inch cake to a daintier 6-inch round, we simply reduced the ingredients by one-third (and in some cases by half for more straightforward m...

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