Grape Snack Cake
Total time 60-65 minutes
Serves 8
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- Zest from one lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 ½ cups grapes, washed, dried and halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cover the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan or springform pan with parchment paper. Grease and flour pan and parchment liner.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition. Mix in vanilla and lemon zest.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Turn mixer to low. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Coat the bottom of the prepared pan with brown sugar in an even layer. Add grapes and make sure they completely cover the bottom of the pan. Carefully spoon batter over grapes and spread into an even layer.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before turning out of the pan. Enjoy with whipped cream or dusted with powdered sugar.
