Ingredients

• Butter cookies, for serving
• Cooking spray
• 1 16.5-ounce box yellow cake mix (plus required ingredients)
• 1 16-ounce tub plus 1 cup vanilla frosting
• 1 bunch grapes, cut into clusters
• 1 large pasteurized egg white, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• 1 24-ounce package rolled red fondant
• Yellow food coloring, for tinting
• 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 9-inch-round cake pans with wax paper or parchment and coat with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mix as the label directs; divide between the pans. Bake as directed.
2. Let the cakes cool about 15 minutes in the pans, then remove to a rack and cool completely. Using a small serrated knife, trim the top edge of each cake at an angle to give it a rounded shape.
3. Put 1 cake layer on wax paper or parchment, trimmed-side down. Spread with frosting; top with the other cake, trimmed-side up. Cover the whole cake with frosting, reserving 1 cup. Freeze at least 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, make the sugared grapes: Brush the grapes with the beaten egg white, then spoon the granulated sugar on top. Let dry at least 1 hour at room temperature.
5. Dust a work surface with confectioners' sugar. Roll out one-quarter of the fondant until about 1/8 inch thick, dusting with more confectioners' sugar as needed.
6. Cut out an 8-inch circle of fondant and place on a sheet of wax paper or parchment. Center the cake on top.
7. Add the scraps to the remaining fondant and roll out into a 13-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. Drape the fondant over the cake to cover completely.
8. Smooth the fondant with your hands and tuck it in at the base of the cake; trim the excess with a knife. Cut out a wedge of the cake.
9. Tint the reserved 1 cup frosting pale yellow with food coloring; spread on the cut sides of the cake. Rub the vegetable oil all over the fondant. Arrange on a boardwith the cookies and grapes.
10. Photograph by Lisa Shin