Moist spiced cake with aromatic mulled wine and star anise, topped with crunchy almond candied orange crumble. Perfect for cozy winter evenings with festive Swiss flavors.

Preparation
45 min.
Baking Time
65 min.
Servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
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Instructions

1

Simmer the mulled wine in a saucepan over medium heat until reduced to about 200ml (takes 15-20 minutes). The reduced wine should become syrupy. Finely grind star anise and set aside. Let mulled wine cool completely.

2

Grease a 26cm springform pan with butter and dust with flour. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan/350°F).

3

Cut cold butter into small cubes. Mix with 50g sugar, 40g flour, chopped candied orange peel and flaked almonds. Rub together with fingertips to form coarse crumbs.

4

Cream soft butter with 200g sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix flour with baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, ground star anise and salt. Alternately fold flour mixture and cooled mulled wine into butter mixture.

5

Gently fold diced candied orange peel into the batter. The batter should have a smooth, creamy consistency and smell intensely of mulled wine and spices.

6

Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Distribute crumble evenly over the top. Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean.

7

Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then carefully turn out. Cool completely on a wire rack. Let rest for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to develop.

Ingredients

12 Servings
  • 500ml mulled wine (alcohol-free or homemade) 500 ml
  • 2 star anise pods (finely ground) 2 Stück
  • 300g plain flour 300 g
  • 200g sugar 200 g
  • 150g butter (soft) 150 g
  • 3 medium eggs 3 Stück
  • 1 tsp baking powder 1 TL
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 TL
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger 0.5 TL
  • 0.25 tsp ground cloves 0.3 TL
  • 1 pinch salt 1 Prise
  • 100g candied orange peel (finely diced) 100 g
  • 80g flaked almonds 80 g
  • 60g cold butter (for crumble) 60 g
  • 50g sugar (for crumble) 50 g
  • 40g plain flour (for crumble) 40 g
  • 30g candied orange peel (for crumble, finely chopped) 30 g

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