Grape cakes with dessert wine Vin Santo

6 servings

50 minutes

Grape cupcakes with Vin Santo dessert wine are a true embodiment of Italian culinary sophistication. This dessert pays homage to Tuscan traditions, where sweet Vin Santo wine is used in exquisite baking. Delicate, airy cupcakes are infused with subtle aromas of citrus, butter, and velvety white wine, creating a harmony of flavors. The specks of red grapes add freshness and a slight tartness to the texture, making each bite layered and memorable. Perfect as a refined accompaniment to a cup of espresso or dessert wine, they carry the coziness of Italian home cooking and evoke the sunny vineyards of Tuscany. The simplicity of preparation combines with elegant presentation, making this recipe indispensable for special moments.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 480.5
• Proteins: 7.3g
• Fats: 23.3g
• Carbohydrates: 57.5g

Ingredients

• Wheat flour: 1.5 glass
• Baking powder: 1.5 tsp
• Butter: 150 g
• Soda: 0.5 tsp
• Sugar: 0.6 glass
• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Orange zest: 1 tbsp
• Red grapes: 200 g
• White sweet wine: 0.6 glass
• Salt: pinch

Cooking steps

1. Generously grease the inside of the muffin tins with butter and dust with flour. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 150 g
   • Wheat flour: 1.5 glass

2. Mix one and a half cups of flour with baking powder, soda, and salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 1.5 glass
   • Baking powder: 1.5 teaspoon
   • Soda: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Salt:  pinch

3. Beat the butter (125 g) with sugar at medium speed using a mixer.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 150 g
   • Sugar: 0.6 glass

4. Continue whisking, adding 2 eggs one at a time, then grated orange zest.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Orange zest: 1 tablespoon

5. Add flour to the prepared mixture in two equal parts. Stir thoroughly while occasionally pouring wine into the dough.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 1.5 glass
   • White sweet wine: 0.6 glass

6. Dust the grapes with flour and mix them with the dough.

   Required ingredients:

   • Red grapes: 200 g
   • Wheat flour: 1.5 glass

7. Place the dough in baking molds and sprinkle with sugar (2 tablespoons).

   Required ingredients:

   • Sugar: 0.6 glass

8. Bake in the oven on the middle rack for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. Check readiness by touch (the surface of the muffins should be firm).

9. After the oven, leave the muffins in the baking molds for 5 minutes, then carefully remove them by separating them from the walls with a knife.

10. Let the cupcakes cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.