Ingredients
-
150g unsalted butter, softened
-
3/4 cup caster sugar
-
3 large eggs
-
1 1/4 cups almond meal
-
1/4 teaspoon salt
-
1 cup plain flour
-
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
-
12 grapes, halved crossways
Method
-
1Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Lightly grease a 5cm-deep, 9cm x 19cm loaf pan.
-
2Using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar on high for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined, scraping down bowl as needed.
-
3Combine almond meal, salt, flour and remaining sugar in a medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat almond mixture into butter mixture on low until combined. Beat in vanilla and lemon rind.
-
4Spoon batter into prepared pan. Smooth top. Press grape halves, cut-side up, into batter in rows. Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out with a few crumbs clinging (cover loosely with foil if over-browning). Cool in pan on a wire rack. To serve, remove cake from pan. Slice.
Source: taste.com.au
Discussion about this post