Loaf cakes are basically the best things in the world. They're easy to make, they freeze well (making them an excellent solution when you've got a lot of parties to go to and not a lot of time)...and you can pretend that they are "bread" and eat them for breakfast. Which is what I just finished doing.

I've never actually made an olive oil cake before, but I've always wanted to try it, partially because it sounds delicious and partially because it sounds weird (and those two things are not, to my mind, mutually exclusive). As it turns out, it is delicious, but it's totally not weird - just a super-moist version of a traditional cake. You can make a plain version of this cake minus the chocolate and orange, or you can try swapping in lemon zest or topping it with a fruit coulis (try strawberry or plum). If you do that you can call the coulis "jam", plant a cup of coffee next to it, and happily consume it at 7 o'clock in the morning. And then again at 7 o'clock at night. And maybe again while laying in bed a couple of hours later, with a side order of Joel McHale. All good.

Try it. You'll like it.