Ingredients:
For the Cake:
3 cups flour – sifted
1 ½ cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. baking soda
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups sour cream
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer combine the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy.
At a low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with the sour cream. Mix this until smooth.
Place batter into a buttered and flour dusted baking pan. Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.
Grape Sauce:
2 cups red grapes
2 star of anise
Dashes of ground cloves
Dashes of cinnamon
Dashes of nutmeg
1 ½ cups sugar
¼ cup wine
¼ cup water
Juice of ½ an orange
Place all of the above ingredients in a sauce pan and simmer on low until the sauce slightly thickens.
Cool sauce down and drizzle over cake.
This is a light and fluffy cake and perfect served with fresh whip cream and the grape sauce.
With Love,
Catherine
xo
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Amelia says
Hi Catherine, your sour cream cake look delicious. Guess must be addictive too.
Nice combo of the grape sauce with sour cream cake.
Have a nice week ahead.
mandala says
Delicios !
anniebakes says
Very interesting to add the grape sauce!! Looks delicious, have a marvelous week, anne
Petra says
Yum! Bet this would work with any fruity sauce or syrup. xoxo
Jenn Kendall says
wow, this sounds fabulous - and that grape sauce is so interesting! great combination of flavors!
Kim says
What a lovely idea to use grappes! I like it!
Alida says
You are such a good baker. Bookmarking this. It looks very fresh and ideal as a summer cake too.
Alida says
You are such a good baker. Bookmarking this. It looks very fresh and ideal as a summer cake too.
Lizzy says
I have never baked with grapes, but your gorgeous sauce is an inspiration!!! And who doesn't love a moist sour cream cake??? Mmmmmmmm....
David says
Catherine, Nothing like a nice moist sour cream cake. I've never paired one with grape based sauce but it sounds very nice indeed! Thanks and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Dining Alone says
I have never had a sour cream cake but this looks really good!
Rose says
The cake sounds lovely. I love sour cream cakes. I'd probably switch up the grape for raspberry or something a little less sweet.
La cucina di Molly says
Ma che torta deliziosa, così soffice!Con la salsa all'uva deve essere stupenda!Ciao
Gloria says
Look amazing!
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow says
Oh, wow! I've never had cake with grape!! Sounds delicious!!
Dearest Catherine, thank you so much for your words of encouragement and most of all for your prayers. I cannot begin to say how much I appreciate them. I am forever grateful. Blessings ~ Tanna
Joyce Lansky says
Looks yummy! I spoke to the nurse and am NOT a diabetic, so maybe I should try this... or maybe not because I'm flirting with the disease. Hmm. Tough one.
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Tina says
The sauce really does set off the sour cream cake nicely! That sauce can really come in handy on frozen treats as well. You really out did yourself with this one. Delicious dessert post!
Pegasuslegend says
I can just imagine the moistness in this cake lovely...
Joanne says
I feel like the grape sauce is what really sets this apart! Lovely!
Blondee says
Sounds delectable!
What kind of wine do you use for the grape sauce?
Janet Gardner says
oh this looks go good, grape sauce, I don't think I have ever had that! Thanks for sharing this,
Janet 🙂
xoxo
Marina@Picnic at Marina says
What a great sweet treat to start a week!
In bucatarie cu Aziz says
I m coming!!!!!!I love the grape sauce!!!Have a nice day !!!
Emily Mendoza-Templo says
wow..it seems delicious! love this one gotta try it..tnx for sharing..
Dieter Moitzi says
This looks like a real "yummer" – but for once you didn't catch me unprepared! Now, I always prepare some cookies to gobble down before looking at your recipes, because they always leave me famished and gagging for a good portion of your meals! In spite of my cookies, I would love to have a nice slice of this one, though! Best to you and the family, xoxoxo D.
Brenda says
Hmmm, this one looks so yumy and moist. Thank you for sharing.
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Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
I saw a blogger rant that we shouldn't be using the words moist or yummy because it's somehow tacky. You know what? This cake is moist and yummy and I don't care who complains. 🙂
Ecl Tan says
The cake looks so fluffy and moist, I want to try baking it as I happen to have grapes in my fridge.
Claudia says
The cake is stunning - and that spiced grape sauce that just invites me in.
The Harried Cook says
That grape sauce sounds SO interesting... and the cake looks amazingly moist and tender! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Reeni says
I love anise - the grape sauce is so unique! I wish I could taste a slice - it sounds really scrumptious and reminds me of something my Great Grandma would of made. xoxo
Anonymous says
nice idea.. thanks for sharing.