Chocolate olive oil cake

[telophase]

Just ran across this recipe for a chocolate olive oil cake, and am thinking about how it might go with one of the infused olive oils that the olive oil boutique-y store nearby sells. They've got olive oils infused with blood orange, with roasted almond, and with roasted French walnuts that might go. Toby will vote for the almond-infused oil every time, but I'm slightly partial to orange and chocolate together. Their chipotle-infused oil might actually work, given that chocolate works well with chile and smoky flavors! I'd probably do that one for a party, though, instead of at home, in case it ended up not for me.

They've also got a butter-infused olive oil that tastes very much like movie popcorn "buttery topping," and which I will one day buy to use on home-popped popcorn (the store allows you to sample!). But I think it would be waaay too buttery for the cake.

Comments

[chomiji]

We just used up the last of a delicious peach-infused white vinegar, so my instant reaction to the whole concept of "infused" is "yes, please." (Of course, you're talking oil, not vinegar.)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

They sell a number of infused balsamic vinegars (http://www.shop.thevirginoliveoiler.com/Balsamic-Vinegars_c3.htm), too! :D We've currently got the Sicilian Lemon one, which pairs with the Wild Mushroom and Sage olive oil to make a fantastic vinaigrette. :D

[chomiji]

Thanks for the link! We got that vinegar from this place in Frederick, MD, which also has oils. We had this oil as well - delicious!

(And ugh, the Frederick store has a framed site! Haven't seen one of those in a professional setting for quite some time ... .)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Looking at their stock, I suspect my guy and yours use the same supplier! They're certainly very similar.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

I have a jar of maple vinegar I'm saving for something special.