Cook: 1 hours

Serves: 8 - 10

Delicious, Israeli date honey (silan) from Sesame Kingdom bumps up the fruit tally. VP

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan.
Grease and line a 23cm loose based cake tin with baking parchment.
Halve the grapes.
Beat the butter and sugar using a mixer until pale and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and honey, then gradually whisk into the butter mixture. Using a metal spoon fold in the flour, baking powder and ground pistachio nuts.
Fold in the halved grapes, then spoon into the prepared cake tin and level the top.
Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer is inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool in the tin for 30 minutes, then remove the cake from the tin. Transfer to a large round serving plate.
Top with small clusters of grapes, chopped pistachio nuts and a drizzle of honey.

Ingredients

Name: Grape, pistachio and date honey cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 min
Yield: 8 - 10
Ingredients: 225g butter/ non-dairy margarine 350g black seedless grapes 100g caster sugar 3 large eggs 75g Sesame Kingdom date honey 225g self-raising flour 2 tsp baking powder 100g pistachio nuts, finely ground plus 2 tbsp for garnish Garnish: 50g seedless black grapes