35min · 10 servings Olive Oil Cake • 4 eggs • 1 cup sugar • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour • 1/2 tsp salt • 1 tsp baking powder • 1/2 tsp baking soda • the juice of 1 lemon Lemon Buttercream • 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter • 3 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice • 2 tsp lemon zest • a pinch of salt to taste Directions • preheat the oven to 350 degrees • with a hand mixer, cream together eggs, sugar & olive oil on a medium speed for 1 minute • in a separate mixing bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder & baking soda • add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix on a medium speed for 1 more minute • stir in the lemon juice • pour batter into 2 prepared 6-inch cake pans. to prepare the pans, grease with butter