Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Posted on: February 19, 2023. Updated on: December 25, 2024.

by Carolina Gelen

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When life gives you lemons you make lemonade, or you can make lemon olive oil cake topped with candied lemons and pistachios. It’s a moist cake with a rich taste and a tangy bittersweet topping. The nuts add a slight bit of crunch for texture and added taste. I like to serve my cake with yogurt and more olive oil or honey.

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Carolina Gelen

You may have seen my work on TV, Food Network, NYT Cooking, Food52 and more. I make recipes more fun and accessible for home cooks. I immigrated to the US from Transylvania, Romania—where I lived most of my life—in 2021 to pursue my passion for cooking full-time. Here you’ll find a collection of approachable recipes, from weeknight dinners to desserts, you’ll come back to over and over again. Some of my most popular recipes include my chicken paprikash, orange chicken roast with fennel and shallots or butter beans all vodka. Some recipes are inspired by my Romanian-Hungarian upbringing, and most definitely all come with that Transylvanian resourcefulness! I love a good thrift, so make sure to catch my thrift hauls every Sunday on my Instagram!

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26 thoughts on "Lemon Olive Oil Cake"

  1. Lina says:
    October 28, 2023 at 11:23 am

    I Love This cake !!

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  2. Mia says:
    December 22, 2023 at 8:55 pm

    Excited to try this!

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  3. Alissa says:
    December 23, 2023 at 10:45 am

    Amazing!

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  4. Agi Hajnal says:
    December 23, 2023 at 3:13 pm

    It looks amazing

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  5. Kevin says:
    January 5, 2024 at 3:08 am

    The recipe isn’t showing

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  6. maria says:
    January 18, 2024 at 5:03 pm

    lovely!

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  7. sara says:
    January 31, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    hola carolina como estas? la receta se paga o no?

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    1. Carolina Gelen says:
      February 4, 2024 at 5:13 pm

      this is it:

      https://carolinagelen.substack.com/p/lemon-olive-oil-cake

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  8. Grazia Colucci says:
    February 9, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Wonderful cake

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  9. Del peters says:
    February 17, 2024 at 10:04 am

    Wow

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  10. Anna says:
    February 24, 2024 at 3:30 pm

    Great cake!

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  11. Hope says:
    March 4, 2024 at 6:21 am

    Can’t wait to try it

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  12. Nikki Davidson says:
    March 24, 2024 at 9:27 pm

    I love your recipes!

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  13. Sabrina Connaughton says:
    March 26, 2024 at 11:13 pm

    .

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  14. Gabi says:
    March 28, 2024 at 7:45 am

    This cake is amazing!!!

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  15. Yuna says:
    April 3, 2024 at 6:32 pm

    Making this is a must

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  16. Barbara Gray-Wiksten says:
    April 17, 2024 at 9:18 pm

    Love love your gooking

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  17. Lis says:
    April 18, 2024 at 5:02 am

    Love it

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  18. Esmeralda Hinojosa says:
    April 22, 2024 at 1:35 am

    Hola! Me encantan tus recetas 🙂

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  19. jes says:
    April 24, 2024 at 2:28 pm

    love

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  20. Linds says:
    May 23, 2024 at 1:36 pm

    Excited to try!

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  21. Vera says:
    June 18, 2024 at 3:20 pm

    love ittt

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  22. Luli Poulier says:
    June 20, 2024 at 8:16 am

    Love this recipe so much!!

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  23. Stephanie says:
    June 21, 2024 at 12:46 am

    Excited to try !

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  24. Justin says:
    July 1, 2024 at 12:02 pm

    thanks for Sharing the recipe!

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  25. THM says:
    July 24, 2024 at 8:49 am

    It looks great!

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