Description
Pickle cake is a bold, tangy dessert that blends sweet and savory. It’s soft, moist, and packed with flavor from real pickle juice and chopped pickles.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup pickle juice (from a jar of pickles)
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 cup finely chopped pickles (dill or sweet, based on preference)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Turn on the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a round cake pan.
2. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
3. In another bowl, combine pickle juice, oil, and eggs. Mix well.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir just until combined.
5. Add chopped pickles and vanilla. Gently fold them in.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30–35 minutes.
7. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Garnish with pickle slices and serve.
Notes
Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Refrigerate if using frosting or glaze.
Use sweet or dill pickles depending on flavor preference.
Add nuts or cream cheese frosting to customize.
For best texture, do not overmix the batter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Cake
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg