Perfect for Valentine’s Day or Easter celebrations, this blood orange olive oil cake is as delicious as it is gorgeous. This sponsored post is in partnership with Olive Tree. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced by the company and its affiliates in any way.

an overhead shot of a blood orange olive oil cake with a pink blood orange glaze on top. There are blood oranges in the upper right corner and orange tulips in the upper left.

Don’t let the olive oil fool you, this blood orange olive oil cake is moist and flavorful. The blood orange juice creates the perfect pink colored glaze, while the blood orange olive oil and ricotta create a soft, moist cake. In partnership with our friends at Olive Tree in Kansas City, we’ve created this gorgeous blood orange olive oil cake using their blood orange olive oil just in time for Valentine’s Day or any upcoming springtime celebration.

What is blood orange olive oil?

a bottle of Olive Tree's blood orange olive oil. There are blood oranges in the background

Olive Tree in Kansas City sources only the finest extra-virgin, infused, and flavored olive oils. For this blood orange olive oil, ripened blood oranges and olives are pressed together at the mill to obtain a beautiful citrus olive oil. It’s a versatile oil with its mild flavor, making it perfect for olive cakes. You can order your own bottle of blood orange olive oil directly from their website.

How do I make olive oil cake?

a blood orange olive oil cake with two slices cut and placed onto white plates. there is a bottle of Olive Tree blood orange olive oil in the background

Olive oil cakes are simply made as any other cake. You’re essentially swapping out the regular vegetable oil in a cake for olive oil. I find that olive oil also gives the cake a much richer color as well.

In this cake, we’ve used both blood orange olive oil and ricotta, which results in a very moist and delicious cake. Olive oils are swapped on a 1:1 basis, so you can adjust the oil in any recipe and use olive oil instead.

What does olive oil cake taste like?

a blood orange olive oil cake with two slices cut and placed onto white plates. there is a bottle of Olive Tree blood orange olive oil laying on the table beside the cake

Olive oil cake does not taste like olives! I promise you that. High-quality extra-virgin olive oils have a very mild flavor, and this blood orange olive has a very mild flavor while also having that infused blood orange flavor present. Olive oil cake tastes very similar to pound cake but without the dense texture. Olive oil cakes are light and fluffy.