Grapefruit drizzle cake

Pink Grapefruit Drizzle Loaf Cake Recipe

A cake that is inspired by the fruit my grandad ate each morning for breakfast. This cake balances the combination of sweet sugar and bitter grapefruit perfectly.

Ingredients

  • 5m eggs
  • 180g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Zest of 1 grapefruit
  • Juice of 1/2 grapefruit 
  • 110g Greek yoghurt
  • 110g butter
  • 210g plain flour
  • 12g baking powder
  • Soak
  • Zest of 1/2 grapefruit
  • Juice of 1/2 grapefruit 
  • 50g icing sugar
    Grapefruit Icing (add more/less juice depending on desired thickness)
  • Zest of 1/2 grapefruit
  • 2tbsp grapefruit juice 
  • 2tbsp icing sugar 

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Method

  1. Rub together zest and sugar in a bowl to release the oils from the zest. Then add the butter and cream to pale and fluffy
  2. Add the eggs, individually, combining well between each addition. Then add the grapefruit juice and Greek yoghurt and mix to combine
  3. Add the flour, salt and baking powder then fold through until just incorporated.
  4. Transfer into a lined loaf tin (2lbs) and bake at 170C for 40-45minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
  5. To make the glaze, combine the ingredients in a bowl and set aside. To make the icing, combine the ingredients in a bowl and set aside. 
  6. Once baked, remove from the oven and poke holes into the cake using a skewer.
  7. Whilst still warm, pour over the glaze and allow to too cool fully then transfer  to a plate, serve and enjoy!