Ham and olive cake
Nutrition per serving
The savoury ham and olive cake: moist and fragrant, perfect cut into cubes for drinks or sliced with a salad. A classic of picnics and buffets, easy to vary in endless ways.
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 45 min | Serves: 8 | Difficulty: Easy
Calculated per serving from the Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, using the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, whole items) use average weights. 257 kcal · 9 g protein · 19 g carbohydrate · 16 g fat
Ingredients
- 200 g plain flour
- 3 eggs
- 10 cl milk
- 8 cl oil
- 150 g ham, diced
- 100 g olives
- 1 sachet baking powder
Method
- Mix the flour, baking powder, eggs, milk and oil.
- Add the diced ham and the olives.
- Pour into a loaf tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 180 °C.
Nutritional benefits
A homemade savoury cake lets you control the fat and salt, and use good ingredients. To lighten it, replace some of the oil with yoghurt and load it with vegetables. The ham provides protein: handy and filling for a picnic or a lunch box.
Variations and swaps
- Tuna and tomato.
- Goat’s cheese and spinach.
- Lightened with yoghurt.
- With vegetables (courgettes, peppers).
Storage and making ahead
Keeps for 4 days wrapped and freezes well (in slices); perfect cold in a lunch box.
💡 Good to know
Roll the olives and ham cubes in a little flour before adding them: they stay spread through the cake instead of sinking to the bottom.
Read more
Discover more high-protein recipes.
The foods in this recipe: flour · eggs · milk · oil · ham.
You’ll also like these recipes: Protein banana pancakes · Date, almond and cocoa energy balls · Chicken, avocado and walnut salad.
