3 Eggs
1 c Sugar
5 tb Sweet butter, melted
5 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1/2 c Milk
2 c Flour
Zest of 1 orange
2 tb Amaretto
1 ts Baking powder
2 c Small wine grapes, stemmed
And rinsed plus 1/2 cup
(pinot noir or
Cabernet)
Butter and flour a ten inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 375 F. In a
mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar to thick golden ribbons, 2 to 3
minutes. Add butter, olive oil and milk. Add flour, orange zest,
Amaretto and baking powder and stir together (do not overmix). Stir
in the grapes, breaking a third of them with forceful strokes,
leaving most whole. Pour batter into prepared pan, place in oven and
cook 40 to 50 minutes, until pierced toothpick exits clean. Cool,
carefully turn out right side up, sprinkle with powdered sugar and
serve with remaining grapes.
MEDITERRANEAN MARIO SHOW # ME1A09
Yields
4 servings