Black Olive Cake - OLDWAYS - Cultural Food Traditions OLDWAYS – Cultural Food Traditions

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or whole grain spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 1 ½ cups or 1 can (6 ounces) pitted black olives, chopped
• Grated zest and juice from 1 orange
• ½ cup currants
• 1 cup crystallized ginger, diced
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar (for glaze)