Cake

Using a good-quality olive oil makes a difference in this cake, which is dense and moist and just the right amount of sweet.

We loved to watch our guests gape in surprise when the secret ingredient was revealed.

Stack cakes aren’t traditional layer cakes—they look more like a stack of pancakes piled up with a sweet filling between the layers.

Rich and buttery with big almond flavor, this cake is mixed in seconds in a food processor, but it tastes fancy and sophisticated, and it keeps for days.