Grape Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups sifted flour, sift before measuring
• 1 1/3 cups green seedless grapes, about 1 lb

Recipe

• 1 cream together the butter and the ¼ cup sugar. beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in lemon rind and vanilla.
• 2 in another bowl, beat egg whites until they hold soft peaks. add the ½ cup sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls at a time and continue to beat until they hold stiff peaks.
• 3 stir one fourth of the whites into the yolk mixture and fold in the remaining whites. sift the sifted flour over the mixture, folding it in gently.
• 4 transfer the batter to a buttered 8 inch round cake pan. sprinkle the grapes over the top of the batter.
• 5 bake at 350 f for 35-40 minutes or until it is lightly browned and pulls away from the sides of the pan. let the cake cool in the pan on a rack until barely warm. makes 6 to 8 servings depending on how you cut it.