Oooh La La! French Savoury Ham, Cheese And Olive Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups plain flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/4 cup port wine
• 1 1/2 cups pitted green olives or 1 1/2 cups pitted black olives
• 2 cups chopped ham
• 2 cups gruyere or 2 cups emmenthaler cheese
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 200c or 400°f.
• 2 in a bowl beat the eggs until pale yellow and frothy.
• 3 stir in flour, baking powder, olive oil, melted butter, wine and port.
• 4 chop the ham, cube the cheese and slice the olives.
• 5 stir in ham, cheese, olives, salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 pour into greased bread tin, loaf tin or cake pan (11 x 4 inches would be a good size).
• 7 bake for about 50 minutes, or until well risen and golden brown.
• 8 serve cold in slices or as sandwich bread.
• 9 this can be frozen in slices or as one whole loaf.