Wine Cake From Scratch

Half a bundt cake topped with powdered sugar on a white plate with berries.

5 from 5 votes

The wine cake I grew up with was a delicious concoction of boxed yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, buttery popcorn-flavored oil and sweet port. This from-scratch version captures the same heady port flavoring with an even crisper crust and a plush crumb with simple pantry ingredients.

Prep Time20

Cook Time50

Total Time1 10

Course: Cake

Cuisine: American

Servings: bundt cake (~12 slices)

Author: Erika Kwee

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into chunks and softened to room temperature
4 eggs
¾ cup olive oil
¾ cup dessert wine port or sherry--we use port

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-12 cup bundt pan.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Using a paddle attachment (or your fingers), add the softened butter and mix until no large clumps remain and the mixture resembles slightly damp sand.
In a smaller bowl, whisk together eggs, oil and wine. Gently stir wet mixture into dry ingredients until just combined with no floury streaks.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes at 350 degrees, or until inserted tester comes out clean.

Notes

Either port or sherry may be used in this recipe.

This cake was adapted from this recipe.

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