Portokalopita, a Greek syrup cake made with phyllo

Portokalopita is a traditional Greek syrup cake made with phyllo and infused with orange flavour. Instead of flour, dried out phyllo dough is used to make this siropiasto or syrup soaked cake.
FULL RECIPE HERE—https://miakouppa.com/portokalopita/

INGREDIENTS (METRIC units are on our website)
Syrup
* 1 ½ cups water
* 1 ½ cups sugar
* 1/3 cup orange juice
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water optional

Cake
* 450 grams Phyllo sheets 1 lb or 16 oz
* 4 eggs
* 3/4 cup sugar
* zest from two oranges
* 1 cup plain Greek yoghurt we used 2%
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 1/2 cup orange juice
* vegetable oil for greasing baking pan