Warm Grape Cake requires around 1 hour and 40 minutes from start to finish. For 72 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 10. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 419 calories. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, baking powder, eggs, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Special equipment: 1 (9-inch) round springform pan or 1 (9-inch) glass baking dish
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Glass Baking Pan
Springform Pan
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This cake is very simple to put together but you have to respect 1 rule: temperature. It is critical that the butter, eggs, milk and olive oil all be at room temperature when you begin making this batter.
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Olive Oil
Butter
Egg
Milk
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Oven
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Using an electric hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar in a large bowl until they lighten in color, about 5 to 8 minutes. Slowly beat in the eggs and lemon zest. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour over the bowl and add the baking powder and salt, gently folding to combine.
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Baking Powder
Lemon Zest
Butter
All Purpose Flour
Sugar
Egg
Salt
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Hand Mixer
Bowl
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Add in the olive oil and milk, stirring to combine. In a separate bowl, toss the raisins and about 1 cup of the grapes with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sifted flour.
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Olive Oil
Raisins
Grapes
All Purpose Flour
Milk
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Bowl
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Add the fruit to the cake batter and stir only enough to blend.
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Fruit
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Thoroughly grease the bottom and sides of the cake pan with some extra softened butter.
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Butter
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Cake Form
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Pour the batter into the pan and slide it into the center of the oven.
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Oven
Frying Pan
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Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes.
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Toothpicks
Oven
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Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool. Detach the outside of the springform pan, using the bottom as a plate for the cake to finish cooling.
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Springform Pan
Oven
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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the cream, confectioners' sugar and almond extract until soft peaks form. Set the topping aside.
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Powdered Sugar
Almond Extract
Cream
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Whisk
Bowl
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Add the honey to a small saute pan and bring it to a light simmer over low heat. Once it bubbles, thickens and turns light brown after about 2 to 3 minutes, add in the grated ginger and remaining grapes. Switch off the heat and allow the glaze to cool.
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Ginger
Grapes
Glaze
Honey
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Frying Pan
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Serve slices of the cake with some of the grape-ginger mixture spooned over and a dollop of the whipped cream.