Simple and easy to make

This Cypriot olive cake is the easiest recipe to put together! Simply chop up the ingredients and mix them all together! A fantastic snack to enjoy for breakfast with your coffee, a 3pm pick up, as well as for the kids’ school lunch boxes.

Ladi Biosas – Premium olive oil

I’ve recently had the great opportunity to try out some premium extra virgin olive oil from Ladi Biosas in Greece. The olive oil is extracted from olives harvested at an organic olive grove in the region of Messinia, Peloponnese. The family who owns it is very proud of their unique produce and they have also received numerous awards for it the last few years.

One of the items included in the package I received was this orange infused extra virgin olive oil pictured below. Opening the bottle alone released such beautiful fruity aroma! And how pretty is the bottle?

Not quite a cake

The Cypriot olive cake, is referred to as a cake but it is not the spongy chocolate type. And of course not like an olive bread, which is more like a piece of bread with olives spread throughout it. This elioti is a savoury alternative that combines fresh herbs and lots of olives with no need for any proofing or kneading! The main herbs included are mint and coriander, which can be substituted for parsley.

Wet ingredients used

As you read on the recipe you may see a very controversial ingredient… That is substituting the orange juice for a soft drink, 7up or even Fanta. My mum’s recipe book had a couple of variations for the wet ingredients added and this was the major change. I’ve tried the recipe using the different liquids and they’ve all produced a good result. The difference though being the taste produced, more sour from the orange juice versus a sweeter version using the soft drink.

I really hope you make the Cypriot olive cake and enjoy it as much as we do!