
Yields:
12 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 1 Hr 10 Mins
Cook Time:
45 Mins
Total Time:
1 Hr 55 Mins
This recipe has been inspired by my recent trip to Santorini where I tasted the most delicious Orange Syrup Cake (Portokalopita) from the most wonderful patisserie in Oia. I was very surprised to find that no flour was used and that dried and flaked filo pastry is the key ingredient. This is a fluffy and colourful sponge made with fresh oranges and drizzled in a fresh orange and cinnamon syrup. Delicious!!
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
- For the syrup
- To decorate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 120°C/100°C Fan/300°F/Gas mark 1/2.
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- For the syrup, place the water, orange juice, sugar, the orange zest and a cinammon stick into a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup has thickened. Set aside to cool.
- For the cake mixture, pour the vegetable oil into a large bowl, add the sugar, the eggs and whisk. Now add the yogurt, orange juice, the zest and the vanilla extract, whisk well until the ingredients are fully combined and the mixture is smooth. Add the baking powder, and whisk lightly.
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