Cake Aux Olives or Olive Bread is a tasty savoury cake and makes a very good “aperitif” as we say in France. My sister makes it quite a lot as it can be served sliced with drinks or you can always put it out when you have a buffet.
This cake can be made the day before but obviously it is always better when made fresh.
I made this recipe for vegetarians therefore put peas instead of the ham. You can really put anything in there that you like as long as you keep to the quantities.
It is pretty much a batter and not a dough and it quite watery so don’t worry, it will cook nicely into a cake. I used a loaf cake tin. As an alternate, you could also make it with sun dried tomatoes and feta (or mozzarella).
Ingredients
150g pipped green olives
250g roast ham (I used 250g peas as I needed this to be vegetarian)
150g comte (I used cheddar as I only had the very old comte I brought back from France)
4 eggs (I used large)
150g plain flour
4 tablespoons of oil
150ml milk
1.5 teaspoon baking powder
Salt and pepper
Method
Pour some boiling water on the olives to take some of the salt out, rinse them, drain and then cut them in halves. Cut the ham and cheese into regular small cubes.
Pre-heat the over at 180C
Put the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl, make a well in the middle, add the 4 eggs and milk to get a smooth batter.
Add the oil, olives, ham and cheese. Mix and add pepper
Pour into the baking tin and bake for around 1.5 hour
Recipe by Brigitte Kershaw
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16 comments
Olive bread yessss….I love home-baked bread, it is so good! I can’t wait to make your recipe, it is very easy to follow…
Yes simple ingredients and easy to follow steps
I’m a HUGE fan of olives, and I love them in focaccia. I can’t wait to try this bread.
Let us know how it goes Beth
I’m definitely doing to give this a try, but I’m going to make it with black olives. I think it’s going to be delicious.
Oh yum, I bet it will taste delicious
Oh this sounds interesting. I have a weird relationship with olives – I like them but I also don’t. But this is a nice idea for a bbq.
You won’t taste them in the bed especially if you chop them smaller
What an interesting savoury dough recipe! I have not heard of a bread like this and it sounds really fun and different.
It tastes lovely and great for serving at a party as you can make it a day in advance
I have never seen a bread like this before or had a savory bread! This sounds really fun and new.
It is a refreshing recipe to try, something different
Home baked breads are the best! I haven’t tried olive bread ever! Thanks for sharing this recipe, will give this a try soon!
Anytime, it went down well during the party which I served it at
Your recipe for Cake Aux Olives or Olive Bread sounds incredibly enticing! The detailed instructions and mouthwatering description have me eager to give it a try. I can’t wait to experience the delicious flavors firsthand.
It is a delicious and flavourful recipe, do try it