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Wine Grape Harvest Cake

This is a traditional mediterranean harvest food. It is nice to use real wine grapes, as the flavor is different from table grapes, and the seeds become nutty while they bake. If possible, try to get organic or unsprayed wine grapes. I recommend using parchment paper in the bottom of the cake pan.

What you need

  1. 2 eggs
  2. 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  3. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  4. 1/4 cup olive oil
  5. 1/3 cup milk
  6. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  7. 1 1/2 cups flour
  8. 3/4 tsp baking powder
  9. 2 tbl grated orange or lemon zest
  10. 2 cups fresh wine grapes, any type, stems removed
  11. 1 bottle of wine (same variety as grapes)
  12. Confectioners sugar
  13. Butter & flour for dusting

How to make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 350º
  2. Butter a 9 inch cake pan on the bottom and sides
  3. Place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom
  4. Flour the sides of the pan
  5. Beat eggs and sugar until lemon colored
  6. Add melted butter, oil, milk and vanilla
  7. Mix well
  8. Sift flour with baking powder
  9. Add orange zest and a pinch of kosher salt
  10. Add dry ingredients to the batter and stir until blended
  11. Let batter rest briefly
  12. Gently fold in 3/4 of the grapes and spoon batter into prepared pan
  13. Bake for 15 minutes, then top with the remaining grapes
  14. Bake for a total of 55 minutes. The cake will be very firm and deep golden brown on top
  15. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, run a knife along sides to loosen and remove from pan
  16. To serve, slice small wedges. Place a single wedge on a dessert plate, pour a shot of wine over top and dust with a little powdered sugar

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