Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil and flour a loaf pan.
  • Beat eggs in a bowl until lightened in color. Add sugar, olive oil, orange zest, and five-spice powder and beat until smooth. Fold flour, baking powder, and salt into egg mixture until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove cake from the pan and cool on a wire rack.