Spanish Orange Cake with Cinnamon Syrup by @aliterdulcia

1h

10 servings

🧈

200 g

Butter

🍬

220 g

Sugar

🍊

1 orange

Orange zest

🥚

5 eggs

Eggs

🌾

240 g

Flour

🫙

15 g

Baking powder

🧂

0.3 g

Salt

🧃

240 ml

Orange juice

🪵

2.6 g

Cinnamon

🍬

30 g

Icing sugar

  1. Preheat

    Preheat the oven to 170°C / 340°F and grease the cake pan.

  2. Zest
    • orange zest
    • orange juice for syrup

    Finely zest 1 orange and juice the oranges until you have 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for the batter and 120 ml / 4 fl oz for the syrup.

  3. Rub
    • granulated sugar
    • orange zest

    Rub 220 g / 7.76 oz granulated sugar with the orange zest until fragrant.

  4. Whisk
    • butter
    • granulated sugar
    • orange zest

    Whisk 200 g / 7.05 oz melted butter into the orange sugar.

  5. Add
    • large eggs

    Add the 5 large eggs and whisk until the mixture is smooth.

  6. Stir
    • orange juice

    Stir in 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for the batter.

  7. Add
    • wheat flour

    Add 240 g / 8.47 oz wheat flour and 15 g / 0.53 oz baking powder.

  8. Fold
    • salt
    • Flour

    Fold in the pinch of salt until no dry flour remains.

  9. Pour

    Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and level the surface.

  10. Bake

    Bake at 170°C / 340°F for 40 min, until the cake is set and a tester comes out clean.

  11. Mix
    • orange juice for syrup
    • ground cinnamon
    • Orange zest

    Mix 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for syrup with 1 tsp ground cinnamon.

  12. Whisk
    • icing sugar
    • orange juice for syrup
    • ground cinnamon

    Whisk 30 g / 1.06 oz icing sugar into the cinnamon-orange juice until dissolved.

  13. Pour
    • orange juice for syrup
    • ground cinnamon
    • icing sugar

    While the cake remains in its pan, pour the orange cinnamon syrup evenly over the hot cake.

  14. Cool

    Let the cake absorb the syrup and cool before slicing.

Spanish Orange Cake with Cinnamon Syrup by @aliterdulcia

1h

10 servings

🧈

200 g

Butter

🍬

220 g

Sugar

🍊

1 orange

Orange zest

🥚

5 eggs

Eggs

🌾

240 g

Flour

🫙

15 g

Baking powder

🧂

0.3 g

Salt

🧃

240 ml

Orange juice

🪵

2.6 g

Cinnamon

🍬

30 g

Icing sugar

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/14

    Preheat the oven to 170°C / 340°F and grease the cake pan.

    🍰cake pan

  2. Step 2/14

    Finely zest 1 orange and juice the oranges until you have 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for the batter and 120 ml / 4 fl oz for the syrup.

    🍊orange zest
    🧃orange juice
    🍯orange juice for syrup
    🧀fine grater
    🍋citrus juicer
    🥄measuring spoons

  3. Step 3/14

    Rub 220 g / 7.76 oz granulated sugar with the orange zest until fragrant.

    🍬granulated sugar
    🍊orange zest
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄rubber spatula

  4. Step 4/14

    Whisk 200 g / 7.05 oz melted butter into the orange sugar.

    🧈butter
    🍬granulated sugar
    🍊orange zest
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk

  5. Step 5/14

    Add the 5 large eggs and whisk until the mixture is smooth.

    🥚large eggs
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk

  6. Step 6/14

    Stir in 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for the batter.

    🧃orange juice
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk

  7. Step 7/14

    Add 240 g / 8.47 oz wheat flour and 15 g / 0.53 oz baking powder.

    🌾wheat flour
    🫙baking powder
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄rubber spatula

  8. Step 8/14

    Fold in the pinch of salt until no dry flour remains.

    🧂salt
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄rubber spatula

  9. Step 9/14

    Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and level the surface.

    🍰cake pan
    🥄rubber spatula

  10. Step 10/14

    Bake at 170°C / 340°F for 40 min, until the cake is set and a tester comes out clean.

    🍰cake pan

  11. Step 11/14

    Mix 120 ml / 4 fl oz orange juice for syrup with 1 tsp ground cinnamon.

    🍯orange juice for syrup
    🪵ground cinnamon
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk
    🥄measuring spoons

  12. Step 12/14

    Whisk 30 g / 1.06 oz icing sugar into the cinnamon-orange juice until dissolved.

    🍬icing sugar
    🍯orange juice for syrup
    🪵ground cinnamon
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk

  13. Step 13/14

    While the cake remains in its pan, pour the orange cinnamon syrup evenly over the hot cake.

    🍯orange juice for syrup
    🪵ground cinnamon
    🍬icing sugar
    🍰cake pan
    🥄rubber spatula

  14. Step 14/14

    Let the cake absorb the syrup and cool before slicing.

    🍰cake pan

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Fruit, Leavening, Seasoning

Ingredients

Butter, Sugar, Orange zest, Eggs, Flour, Baking powder, Salt, Orange juice, Cinnamon, Icing sugar

Notes

Butter (melted), Orange zest (zest of 1 orange), Eggs (large (L)), Orange juice (juice of 1 orange, for the batter, not all of it is used), Cinnamon (for the final syrup), Icing sugar (for the final syrup)

Allergens

milk

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

vegetarian

Calories

344 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 5g, Carbohydrates: 43g, Total fat: 17g, Saturated fat: 10g, Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 29g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 71mg, Iron: 1.3mg, Sodium: 87mg, Potassium: 74mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 9mg, Vitamin A: 134mcg, Vitamin D: 0.5mcg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

40 minutes

Overall

1 hour 0 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

14 steps

Equipments

Utensils

mixing bowl, fine grater, whisk, rubber spatula, measuring spoons, cake pan, citrus juicer

Appliances

Oven

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert, Snack

Occasions

Breakfast, Afternoon tea, Dessert, Celebration

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@aliterdulcia

Origin

Cuisine

Spanish

Geographic

Spain, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

moist, tender, soft, syrupy

Flavors

sweet, citrusy, buttery, cinnamon

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 days (Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.), fridge : 5 days (Store in an airtight container and bring to room temperature before serving.), freezer : 2 months (Freeze individual wrapped slices in an airtight freezer container. Thaw at room temperature.)