grapefruit cake

Buttery mini grapefruit cake drizzled with a wonderful grapefruit glaze. Easy to prepare and the perfect amount for one or two people to enjoy.

Mini Grapefruit Cake

butter

sugar

grapefruit juice

grapefruit zest

vanilla extract

all-purpose flour

baking powder

salt

¼ cup low fat milk

Heat oven to 350° F (177° C)

Grease a 5-inch baking dish with ½ tablespoon of butter. Place baking dish on top of a baking sheet.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar at a moderate speed with hand mixer for 1 minute.

Mix in the egg, grapefruit juice, zest, and vanilla.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter/sugar mixture and mix at low speed to combine.

Stir in the milk.

Pour batter into a lightly buttered baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is golden.

Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool, 10 minutes.

While the cake is cooling, make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and grapefruit juice until smooth.

Using a toothpick, the tip of a sharp knife, or the tines of a fork, poke holes all over the cake.

Pour the glaze over the cake.

Slice and enjoy.

Unbelievably moist grapefruit loaf made with Greek yogurt and fresh grapefruit juice. The flavor and texture are both incredible!

Grapefruit Greek Yogurt Cake

eggs

(180 grams) Greek yogurt*

(200 grams) packed light brown sugar

(120 milliliters) vegetable oil

(60 milliliters) freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, strained

seeds vanilla bean

(120 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Tablespoons (30 milliliters) freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, strained

Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 9&#215;5-inch loaf pan.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Once combined, whisk in the yogurt, brown sugar, oil, grapefruit juice, zest, vanilla extract, and seeds. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Avoid overmixing.

Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Baking times vary, so keep an eye on yours. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you find the top of the cake is browning too quickly in the oven, loosely cover it with aluminum foil.

Remove the cake from the oven and set on a wire rack. Allow to cool before drizzling with glaze.

For the glaze, simply whisk the ingredients together and drizzle over cake. Slice and serve. Cover and store leftover cake at room temperature for up to 5 days. I love it cold, so you can store it in the refrigerator too!

Thanks for the tips! Loved the simplicity of this cake.

Love this receipt! I was given a bag of grapefruit from a friend so thought I’d try this recipe and I love it! I now use it as a base for a lemon cake as I love the texture! It’s delicious! Thank you!

I baked this in an 8x4 loaf pan, and it had a lovely rounded, domed top, instead of the flatter results with a 9x5 loaf pan. It took 60 minutes @ 350F. I also topped it with chopped candied ginger &amp; course sugar and skipped the glaze, which holds up better if freezing for later use. The grapefruit flavor is subtle, but it was a lovely moist and sweet loaf.

I baked these as donuts and they are amazing! Same temp but for 10-12 minutes with the rings about 3/4 full. Made about 18. Thanks for a great recipe!!

Saw this and thought ‘urrgh’ grapefruit and yogurt loaf! Sounds yucky! 
However the more I thought about this the more I wanted to give it a go, do I have :) and WOW! It really works well and I’m about to make another one (first lasted 20 mins lol)
I didn’t have soft brown sugar so used demarara instead , and didn’t use pods as don’t have , just the essence .
Cooked for 45 min and toothpick came out clean . Once cooled and drizzle done , I gave it a try and was very surprised how tasty and nice it is!! Number two about to be made :) awesome :)

First, I love your website, Sally! I (like many others) came across it as I explored baking during the pandemic. I’m at a novice baker and LOVE your recipes! They are accessible and approachable and make me feel like I can bake any of them! We had a lot of grapefruits gifted to us and I wanted to see if there’s anything I could use them for. Your loaf recipe was DELICIOUS! I used coconut oil and I might not use it if I make this again because it got clumpy as I added in cooler ingredients. I also did not add vanilla bean but I did add the extra vanilla extract as you suggested in a comment. I may have had a little bit less zest (like maybe only a tablespoon) because I forgot to zest one of the grapefruits before I juiced it. I did use an 8x4 loaf pan and it still came out lovely. My whole family LOVED it! Especially my husband (who doesn’t really care for lemon cakes or anything with confectioners sugar lol)! After we made it today, there’s only a quarter of the loaf left! This is definitely a keeper and a recipe worth trying! Thank you so much for sharing your love of baking with us!

Surprisingly good!!  My husband always buys oranges and accidentally bought grapefruit, oops!  Neither of us care for grapefruit…….so I looked on Pinterest for recipes  instead of just tossing them out.  What a surprise, this recipe was amazing!! Definitely will make again, very lite and refreshing!!

We were given some grapefruit, which we typically don't eat, and this is the only way to eat grapefruit in my opinion! I halved the sugar and swapped for wholemeal flour (ran out of plain). Halving the icing sugar obviously made the glaze much thinner, it was more like a syrup. I just brushed a small amount over the top with a pastry brush. Very yummy :)

Great citrus recipe for all my local Florida produce. I substitute half the oil with olive oil and it’s amazing. Moist cake with a fine crumb and crispy edges.

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