Fresh Grapefruit Cake Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 01, 2009

Good when you make a few changes. I had several fresh grapefruit I needed to use up so I used my juicer and added all grapefruit juice and no milk. I also put in about half a grapefruit finely diced into the batter. It added the perfect tangy kick and really tasted like grapefruit. I also made a glaze of powdered sugar and grapefruit juice to drizzle over it. Made a flavorful cake with the changes!

—ZvilleMom

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jul 13, 2007

The cake was good, although I agree with the other reviewer, it was kind of bland. It definitely needed to be iced. I made a simple icing from powdered sugar, a little butter, and fresh grapefruit juice -- with the icing, it was pretty yummy. It was also very crumbly, perhaps because I had to substitute for cake flour (1 cup cake flour = 2 Tb cornstarch in a cup measure - then fill to 1 cup level with regular flour). I made it in a bundt pan & it took about 50-60 minutes.

—Laughing

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16 Ratings

Apr 23, 2010

A beautiful cake, with rave reviews from all who tasted it. I made this cake yesterday, adding all juice instead of milk, rind from one grapefruit and the flesh chopped up into cake mixture, then cooking it in a bundt pan. I then poked holes in the top and glazed it with icing sugar and juice. It was such a success that now I'm going to attempt cupcakes the same way today!!

—Ruthiey

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Mar 31, 2009

This is a wonderful recipe, but it needs cream cheese frosting. I added 3 tbsp of grapefruit juice and 1 tsp of grapefruit zest to frosting. I put crushed grapefruit between layers.

—dfb123

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Feb 07, 2003

This is not good. TASTELESS! It doesn't taste like grapefruit at all! It might better be categorized as, "The Egg, Butter & Flour Cake". Perhaps you could eliminate the milk and add more grapefruit juice to it.

—BETHDELANEY

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Dec 24, 2007

A really good way to use up grapefruit. I added some extra juice and rind after reading the other reviews and gave it a cream cheese icing and it was great!

—kerrykerry

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Dec 30, 2009

I tried the recipe 12/29/2009. I followed the suggestions that said to add extra grapefuit juice and icing. But I also added a bit of cinnamon sugar and nutmeg. I didn't have cake flour so I used regular flour and it made more than what my bundt pan would hold, so I made a small pan to go with it. I made it with my niece and nephews, they enjoyed making it with me and it turned out great. My husband even said it was tasty as well. A great recipe to add to the collection and get rid of grapefruit :o)!

—littlemrsmuffin

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Nov 30, 2008

I thought this was a good cake but laked in flavor. So to spice it up I made a glaze to go over it. To make the glaze mix some grapefruit juice and powder sugar.

—cjpalagi

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Nutrition

Calories
269 kcal
13%

Carbohydrates
44.3 g
14%

Cholesterol
48 mg
16%

Fat
8.8 g
13%

Fiber
0.5 g
2%

Protein
3.5 g
7%

Sodium
197 mg
8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Fresh Grapefruit Cake

Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 269
Calories from Fat: 79

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.8g 13 %
Saturated Fat 5.2g 26 %
Cholesterol 48mg 16 %
Sodium 197mg 8 %
Potassium 70mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 44.3g 14 %
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2 %
Protein 3.5g 7 %
** Sugars 22.6g
Vitamin A 6 %
Vitamin C 5 %
Calcium 7 %
Iron 22 %
** Thiamin 25 %
Niacin 20 %
Vitamin B6 2 %
Magnesium 3 %
Folate 30 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.