Individual Italian Wine Cakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 2/3 cup sweet dessert wine
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups red seedless grapes (7 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f with rack in middle. generously butter 6 jumbo muffin cups and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• 2 whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 3 beat butter with 2/3 cup granulated sugar using an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in zest.
• 4 add flour mixture in 2 batches alternately with wine, beginning and ending with flour and mixing until just incorporated.
• 5 toss grapes with remaining tablespoon flour, then fold into batter.
• 6 divide batter among jumbo muffin cups. sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. bake until golden and springy to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. cool in pan 5 minutes, then loosen with a knife and remove. cool to warm, 5 to 10 minutes more.
• 7 cakes can be baked in 12 standard muffin cups. bake 16-18 minutes.