Cozy up with this rustic upside-down grape cake, made with sweet roasted grapes and a splash of syrupy balsamic vinegar. The vanilla olive oil cake is infused with rosemary for a uniquely fragrant flavor and moist, tender crumb.
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Keyword grape cake, grape upside down cake, upside down grape cake
Servings 10
Calories 313kcal
Author Laura Bashar | Family Spice
Ingredients
1 ¼lbblack or dark purple grapes
1 ½cupall purpose flour
1 ½teaspoonbaking powder
⅛teaspoonsalt
¾cupgranulated sugar
½cupextra virgin olive oil
½cupplain yogurt
3large eggs
2teaspoonfinely chopped fresh rosemary
½teaspoonvanilla extract
2tablespoonunsalted butter
2tablespoonlight brown sugarpacked
2teaspoonthick balsamic vinegar
2teaspooncornstarch
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Wash and remove grapes from stem.
If grapes are large, coarsely chop, roughly quartering them and reserve.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, whisk together sugar and olive oil until sugar is dissolved and mixture is fluffy.
Whisk yogurt, eggs, rosemary and vanilla into the sugar mixture until well combined.
Mix flour mixture into yogurt mixture and whisk until combined. Reserve.
Using a 9-inch cast iron skillet, heat over medium-high heat and melt butter.
When butter is bubbly, stir in brown sugar.
Cook until sugar has dissolved into the butter and starts to melt.
Stir in the grapes and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Gently press down on the grapes with a spatula to release some of the juices.
Stir in balsamic vinegar and cornstarch with the grapes.
Remove skillet from heat. Slowly pour batter over the grapes, using a rubber scraper to spread the batter evenly.
Place cake in the oven and cook for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. The top of the cake will be lightly browned.
Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes in the pan.
Run a knife blade along the sides of the cake to insure a clean removal. Place cooling rack over the cast iron skillet and carefully invert the cake. Keep the skillet over the cake until the cake cools, about 1 hour.
Slowly remove skillet and allow cake to finish cooling to room temperature, about 30 more minutes, before serving.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Serve alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.Not a fan of rosemary? Use mint or basil instead or omit altogether.Cooking Tips: Green and red grapes can also be used for this cake, but the color may turn out differently.TO STORE: Because your cake has wet fruit in it, you should store your cooled cake in the refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap, foil or in an air tight container then keep it in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. If you leave your cake on the counter, you will eventually develop mold because of the moisture in the fruit mix.TO FREEZE: You can also freeze leftover cake. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.