Recipe - cheese and olive cake

What do you get to a potluck gathering when you're not sure whether there will be vegetarians in the party?  Simple answer:  my cheese and olive cake - such a delicious, simple cake that will appeal to vegetarians as well as the non-vegetarians.  As an added bonus, it will also provide a solution to having a snack any time during the day!

Cheese and olive cake

175g grated cheese

150g green olives, sliced

5 eggs

50ml olive oil

100g Greek yogurt

300g all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp dried thyme, pinch of safran

salt/pepper to your taste

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Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C (180 in fan oven).   Mix flour, baking powder and thyme. Beat eggs with oil, yogurt, safran, salt/pepper. Add the flour mixture, the grated cheese and the olives.  The final mixture should still be fluid.

Oil-spray a cake tin and pour the mixture in.  Bake for about 20'.  Reduce heat to 180 degrees and continue baking for another 50'.  Leave to cool in the tin for about 5', then take out and leave to cool completely.  Trust me, this is a keeper!

This post is my entry into Weekend Cooking, a weekly event hosted by Beth Fish Reads.