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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal574
  • fat33g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs62g
  • sugars39g
  • fibre0g
  • protein6g
  • salt0.49g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Pour the wine into a small pan. Bring to the boil, then keep simmering until reduced down to 85ml – this will take 5-10 mins. Leave to cool.

  • step 2

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Brush a 23cm springform cake tin with olive oil, tip in 1 tbsp flour, then shake all over the pan until covered. Discard any excess. Beat together the sugar and butter until creamy and well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, then stir through the zests. Stir together the cooled wine and olive oil, then pour a little into the cake mix. Stir, then fold in a third of the flour and the baking powder. Keep alternating between adding the liquid and flour until everything has been incorporated and the batter is smooth.

  • step 3

    Spoon the cake batter into the prepared tin, then smooth the surface with the back of the spoon. Scatter the halved grapes over the top, then sprinkle over the sugar. Bake for 35-40 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Eat warm or cool. Will store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008

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bigeaterboi

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Use grapes

flauffy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This cake is so moist and has a fantastic crunchy, sweet top. Great for using an abundance of grapes. I had no dessert wine so used a mix of white wine and Filfar orange liquor. Also replaced muscovado with soft brown sugar and these substitutes worked just fine. When I told my husband I was making…

Tati2015

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

My Italian colleague was so impressed by this cake, she said it reminded her of Tuscany:)) what higher praise can there be?! Very fragrant and delicately flavoured, utterly delicious.

snicka

Really love this recipe. I have a lot of grapes in my garden and wanted to use some up...ok not many but it's a start. I amended it quite a lot and it was still loved by all. I didn't have a sweet wine but used a small amount of cointreau and limoncello and so I didn't add the citrus either. Also…

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missflops

This is my husband's favourite cake. It has a lovely moist texture and a great flavour. I always double up on the quantity of lemon and orange zest to get a lovely citrus hit. I don't always add the demerara sugar on the top, it works equally well without it. I bake it in a fan-assisted…

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