Easy orange and cinnamon cake, the intense flavor of orange and cinnamon will make breakfast or a snack a special moment.
The orange and cinnamon cake is a great dessert to enjoy any time of the year, but since it’s Christmas, I enriched this fantastic dough with homemade candied fruits, I used a paper mold in the shape of a Christmas star and here’s a perfect Christmas dessert to bring to the table that everyone will surely love. These days, we’re all looking for recipes and tips, I’m all for traditional recipes like the classic homemade panettone or pandoro, but also for fancy recipes that seem complicated but are actually very simple like my quick pandoro cake with cream and vanilla, or the Christmas cake or the fantastic butter cookies that everyone loves and that make me look great.
This time, to make this orange cake, I used the Bimby, but it can also be made without it. If you want to bring a dessert to the table at Christmas that everyone will surely appreciate, then try this delicious cake and I’m sure it will win you over from the first bite. Let’s see what we need to make it.
IN THE MEANTIME, CHECK OUT THESE RECIPES
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons, Christmas
Ingredients
Easy orange and cinnamon cake Bimby its intense orange scent and flavor will win you over from the first bite
- 6 eggs
- 180 g sugar
- 350 g all-purpose flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 orange zest (organic)
- 1 orange (organic for candied fruits)
- 70 g butter (melted)
- 180 g whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- powdered sugar (for sprinkling)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Tools
HERE’S WHAT I USED
- 1 Mold Christmas paper
Steps
LET’S MAKE THE CAKE
Put the orange peel with the sugar into the bowl 10 seconds speed 10
Insert the butterfly and add the eggs 6 minutes speed 4
beat for another 6 minutes
Add the cream, cinnamon, butter and the sifted flour with baking powder 8 seconds speed 3
Add the candied fruits and mix quickly by hand. Pour the dough into the star-shaped paper mold and bake at 356°F for about 35 minutes. Once cooked, brush the surface with jam and water that you have previously heated, add some candied fruits on top and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
METHOD WITHOUT BIMBY
Beat the eggs well with the sugar, they should be frothy, add the grated orange peel, then the butter, cinnamon, cream, and finally the sifted flour with baking powder. Add the candied fruits and mix. Proceed with baking as above.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
WHAT CAN I USE INSTEAD OF CANDIED FRUITS
Candied fruits, especially homemade ones, give a special flavor but you can replace them with chocolate chips
