Wine cake

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and butter a 24 cm loaf tin.
2. Whisk the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Add the orange zest and juice, the vanilla and the white wine, and mix.
4. Sift the flour with the baking powder, salt and cinnamon, then gently fold it into the mixture.
5. Pour the batter into the tin and bake for about 45 minutes, until a knife inserted comes out dry.
6. While it bakes, heat the wine and sugar for the syrup until dissolved, then brush it over the cake while it's still warm.