Recipe by Ursula Ferrigno

Rosemary and Orange Honey Cake (Torta al miele di arancia e rosmarino)

Parve Parve
Easy Easy
6-8 Servings
Allergens

Ingredients

Pan

  • 26-centimeter/10 and 1/4-inch loose-bottomed cake pan, greased and lined

Rosemary and Orange Honey Cake

  • 3 large/US extra-large eggs

  • pinch of Tuscanini Sea Salt

  • 5 tablespoons orange blossom honey (or your favourite type)

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary

  • 75 milliliters/1/3 cup Tuscanini Olive Oil

  • grated zest and juice of 2 oranges

  • 300 grams/2 and 1/4 cups Italian 00 flour

  • 1 tablespoon Haddar Baking Powder

For Topping

  • icing/confectioners’ sugar, such as Gefen, for dusting

  • orange slices (optional)

  • rosemary sprigs (optional)

Directions

1.

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius/170 degrees Celsius fan/375 degrees Fahrenheit/Gas 5.

2.

Mix the eggs and salt together with a whisk until thickened. Add the honey, rosemary, oil and orange zest and juice and mix well. Add the flour and baking powder and stir well until blended.

3.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center.

4.

Leave to cool in the pan for five minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar to finish and decorate with orange slices and rosemary sprigs, if liked.

Credits

From Dolci Italiani: Desserts, Cakes, and Other Sweet Bakes from Italy
By Ursula Ferrigno, Published by Ryland Peters and Small
Photography by Clare Winfield © Ryland Peters and Small 2025

Rosemary and Orange Honey Cake (Torta al miele di arancia e rosmarino)

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