Every year around Christmas, it’s time for mulled wine gatherings in many houses. These events are, to me, strongly linked to different spices and scents like cinnamon, star anise or cloves…

Cinnamon and Honey Cake with an Orange Glaze

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Last year, as I was invited to a mulled wine gathering at the very cozy place of my friend Stéphanie, I whipped up for the first time this Cinnamon & Honey Cake with an Orange Glaze. Just the perfect mix of flavors you would expect for Christmas!
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Cinnamon & Honey Cake with an Orange Glaze

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  • Author: Delphine Fortin
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Cakes and pies
  • Cuisine: Plant-based

A beautiful cake, deliciously flavored with Christmas spices!

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Ingredients

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For the cinnamon cake:

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (240g) butter, melted
  • 1 ¾ cup (210g) almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon yeast
  • 4 Tablespoons (60 ml) honey
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of salt

For the Orange glaze:

  • ½ orange (juice)
  • 2 Tablespoons (30g) icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Sliced almonds for decoration

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 350°F (180°C).
  2. Separate the egg white from the yolk. Whisk yolks with sugar until you get a foamy consistency. Add the melted butter, almond flour, wheat flour, yeast, honey and cinnamon and stir together.
  3. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Add to the batter and stir.
  4. Pour the batter in a mold and bake for 50 minutes at 350°F (180°C). Let cool on a rack.
  5. Prepare the Orange glaze: whisk together the juice of 1/2 orange, the icing sugar and the cinnamon. Pour over the cooled cake. Decorate with sliced almonds.
Cakes, Christmas, Fall, Loaves, Thanksgiving, Winter

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Cinnamon and Honey Cake with an Orange Glaze