White Wine Cake

Brown sugar, cinnamon and white wine transform an ordinary cake mix into an indulgent, super moist bundt soaked in a simple wine glaze that will have everyone begging for the recipe!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. JUMP TO THE RECIPE
2. 8 FAQ ON WHITE WINE CAKE
3. MORE 5-STAR CAKE MIX RECIPES

I don’t usually drink white wine but I try to keep some in the house for guests and recipes. Any time I open a bottle and don’t finish it all, I whip up one of these cakes to make use of the rest of the wine.

When I'm at the store buying ingredients for a recipe that calls for white wine, I go ahead and grab a yellow cake mix too because I know I will make this cake!

For the record, it’s not that I don’t like wine (I love it – especially red), it’s that, as a beer drinker, I drink at a certain “speed” because of the lower alcohol content.

I talk up a storm in social settings so I get thirsty. While my brain knows I can’t handle as many glasses of wine as I can pints of beer, my body forgets and I drink too many glasses.

That muscle memory kicks in and the next thing you know I'm in the neighbor's backyard with a lampshade on my head so I just stick with my light beer, please and thank you! 

I got this recipe from a truck driver named Don. And it’s one my very favorite cake recipes. It’s moist and rich and the ever-so-slight hint of wine pairs perfectly with the vanilla and warm cinnamon in the cake.

Don and I used to work together a long time ago and both shared a love of good food. He told me about this cake his wife makes and brought me a handwritten recipe for it (which I still have). I've made this many times over the years and I always think about Don when I make it.

I remember two things most about Don: he appreciated good food and he loved buying his wife nice things (pretty sure he kept the Coach outlet in business).

8 FAQ ON WHITE WINE CAKE

What can I substitute for the wine? Well, this is a WINE cake sooo... if you don't want to use wine you might need to find a different recipe.

Can I use "cooking wine" in this recipe? No. The wine in this (and any recipe) needs to be good enough to drink if you're going to use this much of it. You don't need to spend a ton of money on it, though. An $8-$10 bottle should be just fine. 

What kind of dry white wine should I use? I typically use a sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio or chardonnay.

What is dry wine? The easy answer? Any wine that isn't sweet. There's a little more to it but ultimately it comes down to the residual sugar left after fermentation. The longer the yeast is left to chow down on the sugar while the wine is fermenting, the less sugar is left in the wine to make it taste sweet. But we use the word "dry" because the wines with low residual sugar have more tannins which are the compounds that leave the mouth feeling, well, dry.

Can I use red wine? Technically, yes, but I am quite positive the color would not be very appealing. Maybe use chocolate cake and pudding mixes then omit the cinnamon if you'd like to use red wine.

Do I have to use dry white wine? No, but I think it's best. Sweeter wines don't typically work as well with flavors like brown sugar and cinnamon. 

Can I make this in another size pan? You can make this in a 13x9 pan but nothing smaller.

Won't the cake be too sweet? Nope. The wine helps to balance the sweetness and the cake isn't iced with mounds of sugary frosting.

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• Lemon Crumble Cream Cake - A tender lemon-kissed cake with lemon cheesecake filling topped with a crumb streusel topping dusted with powdered sugar.
• Pistachio Cake - Also called Watergate Cake, this moist cake recipe uses pistachio pudding in the cake and in the frosting.

Recipe for How to Cook White Wine Cake

White Wine Cake

Yield: 10 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

White wine, brown sugar and cinnamon transform an ordinary cake mix into an indulgent, super moist dessert that will have everyone begging for the recipe!

Ingredients

Cake:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 3.5-oz box instant vanilla pudding mix

Glaze:

• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Cake:

1. Grease a standard-sized bundt pan; set aside.
2. Combine brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, eggs, vegetable oil, wine and water in a large bowl or stand mixer then mix until well combined. Add cake and pudding mixes then mix until smooth.
3. Pour batter into greased bundt pan then bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Just before cake is done, make the glaze.
5. When cake is done, remove from oven and pour hot glaze over hot cake, leaving cake in the pan.
6. Cool cake completely in pan then invert onto a plate. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Glaze:

1. Combine wine and powdered sugar in a small saucepan then bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes then remove from heat (glaze will be thin).

Notes

Any questions you may have are likely answered in the FAQ section above.

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