Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake

I absolutely adore cinnamon. I use it in my baking all year round, but this time of year requires its use in vast quantities. This makes me very happy indeed. What's better than a lung full of icing sugar and cinnamon eh? This tin demanded that I use lots of the stuff, and a Christmas party with our pals seemed the perfect time for its maiden voyage.

This cake stinks of Christmas; literally. The aroma from the cinnamon icing sugar just seems to permeate the air around you. You can keep your festive candles and pot-pourri; this wins.

This is a very simple cake to make too, but has all the impact of a big cinnamon kiss to the face. Give it a go.

Ingredients:

• 225g butter
• 450g golden caster sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 350g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 250ml vanilla yoghurt 
• Zest of 1 small orange 
• Icing sugar and cinnamon to decorate

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to gas 3/160 c
2. Prepare a regular sized bundt tin - 2.4l, 10 cup, 10 inch with melted butter and dust with flour. I used the Nordic Ware Cinnamon Bun tin. 
3. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
5. Add the extracts.
6. In a separate bowl, measure out the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and spices.
7. Pour the yoghurt into a jug, and add the zest.
8. Sift in a third of the flour mix followed by half the yoghurt. Repeat this until everything is combined. 
9. Give everything a quick mix on a low speed for about 10 seconds.
10. Pour the mix into your prepared tin. 
11. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. 
12. Leave the cake to cool for ten minutes before removing from the tin.
13. When completely cool, dust the cake with a mix of icing sugar and cinnamon. If you want to do the drizzle too, mix a little icing sugar with some water to make a runny glaze, and drizzle over, willy-nilly.

Where to buy this stuff:
Cake Release
Nordic Ware Cinnamon Pull-Apart Tin

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