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Recipe: Olive Oil Cake with Olive Oil Pudding and Plums

JBF Editors

JBF Editors

Mon, May 16, 2016

We were seduced by the full flavor and dense, …

We were seduced by the full flavor and dense, moist crumb of olive oil cake years ago, but St. Louis–based chef John Griffiths has just now turned us onto a treat of a similar ilk: olive oil pudding. Prepared like a classic custard, the pudding is irresistibly fruity and aromatic. Griffiths serves it next to olive oil cake and macerated plums.

Get the complete dessert recipe here.