By Becky Hardin
Published Apr 10, 2020
This light and delicious Pink Grapefruit Cake is simple to prepare and drizzled with a gorgeous grapefruit glaze. Made with cream cheese, fresh pink grapefruit juice, and of course some sugar, the flavor and texture are both divine!
Grapefruit Bundt Cake
Grapefruit is not always the go to fruit for cakes , but it really should be! This glazed Pink Grapefruit Cake is moist, fresh and the perfect balance between tart and sweet!
How To Make This Pink Grapefruit Cake – Step By Step
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FOR THE PINK GRAPEFRUIT CAKE:
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Then, in a mixer bowl, cream together granulated sugar, butter and cream cheese. Beat on HIGH 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at-a-time, beating on MEDIUM until incorporated after each addition, then add the oil, zest, grapefruit juice and vanilla; beat until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 325°F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs.While the cake bakes, prepare the Ginger Grapefruit Glaze.
FOR THE GINGER GRAPEFRUIT GLAZE:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together juice, zest, oil, ginger paste, and salt. Add powdered sugar and whisk until creamy and smooth.
- Transfer the cake to a cooling rack, cool 10 minutes then invert cake onto the rack – turn cake upright. Cool completely.
- Drizzle with glaze and sprinkle evenly with the crystallized ginger.
An Easy Cake Recipe
This Grapefruit Cake is perfect for any last minute cake emergencies! It’s delicious, looks great and is simple to make. If you’re a novice baker, it’s perfect.
A Delicious Glaze
This sweet and tangy grapefruit cake doesn’t really need a glaze, but it works so well and it’s so easy.
This simple grapefruit glaze adds even more grapefruit flavor. It comes together quickly and easily with a handful of ingredients. Just a few whisks and you’re done!
Can You Freeze This Grapefruit Cake?
If you have frozen the cake with glaze on it, then let it defrost in the fridge to minimize the formation of condensation on the frosting.
Tips!
- Rub the zest and sugar together before adding to the rest of the ingredients. You can just do this in a bowl with your fingers. This releases the oils in the zest and makes the sugar fragrant and much more citrusy .
- Grease your cake pan extremely well. Bundt cakes have a tendency of keeping hold of a cake if it’s not greased well!
- When zesting your grapefruit, make sure you only grate the pretty rosy yellow part as the white pith is very bitter.
- To check if the cake is done, you can stick a toothpick in it, if the toothpick comes out clean, you are good to go!
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For the Pink Grapefruit Cake
- ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour 255 grams (9 ounces)
- ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
- ▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 grams
- ▢ 1⅔ cups granulated sugar 333 grams
- ▢ 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 85 grams, room temperature (¾ stick)
- ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- ▢ 2 large eggs 100 grams, room temperature
- ▢ ¼ cup canola oil 50 grams
- ▢ 2 tablespoons pink grapefruit zest 12 grams, from ⅔ grapefruit
- ▢ ¼ cup fresh pink grapefruit juice 57 grams, from ¼ grapefruit
- ▢ ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 grams
- ▢ ¼ cup whole milk 57 grams, room temperature
For the Ginger Grapefruit Glaze
- ▢ ½ cup fresh grapefruit juice 114 grams, from ½ grapefruit
- ▢ 1 tablespoon pink grapefruit zest 6 grams, from ⅓ grapefruit
- ▢ 2 tablespoons canola oil 25 grams
- ▢ 1 teaspoon ginger paste 6 grams
- ▢ ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢ 4 cups powdered sugar 452 grams
- ▢ ¼-½ cup candied ginger 46-92 grams
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the granulated sugar, butter, and cream cheese together on HIGH until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. 1⅔ cups granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, 8 ounces cream cheese
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating on MEDIUM until incorporated after each addition. 2 large eggs
- Add the oil, zest, grapefruit juice and vanilla; beat until incorporated. ¼ cup canola oil, 2 tablespoons pink grapefruit zest, ¼ cup fresh pink grapefruit juice, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Alternately, beginning and ending with the milk, add the flour mixture and the milk. Beat just until incorporated after each addition. ¼ cup whole milk
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 325°F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs.
- Transfer the cake to a cooling rack, cool 10 minutes then invert cake onto the rack – turn cake upright. Cool completely.
- While the cake cools, prepare the Ginger Grapefruit Glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together juice, zest, oil, ginger paste, and salt. Add powdered sugar and whisk until creamy and smooth. ½ cup fresh grapefruit juice, 1 tablespoon pink grapefruit zest, 2 tablespoons canola oil, 1 teaspoon ginger paste, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt, 4 cups powdered sugar
- Drizzle the cooled cake with glaze and sprinkle evenly with the crystallized ginger. ¼-½ cup candied ginger
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 10-Cup Bundt Pan OR
- Tube Pan
- Stand Mixer
Becky’s Tips
- Rub the zest and sugar together before adding to the rest of the ingredients. You can just do this in a bowl with your fingers. This releases the oils in the zest and makes the sugar fragrant and much more citrusy .
- Grease your cake pan extremely well. Bundt cakes have a tendency of keeping hold of a cake if it’s not greased well!
- When zesting your grapefruit, make sure you only grate the pretty rosy yellow part as the white pith is very bitter.
- To check if the cake is done, you can stick a toothpick in it, if the toothpick comes out clean, you are good to go!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Pink Grapefruit Cake with Ginger Grapefruit Glaze
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 10-Cup Bundt Pan OR
- Tube Pan
- Stand Mixer
Ingredients
For the Pink Grapefruit Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 255 grams (9 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 grams
- 1⅔ cups granulated sugar 333 grams
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 85 grams, room temperature (¾ stick)
- 8 ounces cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- 2 large eggs 100 grams, room temperature
- ¼ cup canola oil 50 grams
- 2 tablespoons pink grapefruit zest 12 grams, from ⅔ grapefruit
- ¼ cup fresh pink grapefruit juice 57 grams, from ¼ grapefruit
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 grams
- ¼ cup whole milk 57 grams, room temperature
For the Ginger Grapefruit Glaze
- ½ cup fresh grapefruit juice 114 grams, from ½ grapefruit
- 1 tablespoon pink grapefruit zest 6 grams, from ⅓ grapefruit
- 2 tablespoons canola oil 25 grams
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste 6 grams
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar 452 grams
- ¼-½ cup candied ginger 46-92 grams
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the granulated sugar, butter, and cream cheese together on HIGH until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. 1⅔ cups granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, 8 ounces cream cheese
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating on MEDIUM until incorporated after each addition. 2 large eggs
- Add the oil, zest, grapefruit juice and vanilla; beat until incorporated. ¼ cup canola oil, 2 tablespoons pink grapefruit zest, ¼ cup fresh pink grapefruit juice, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Alternately, beginning and ending with the milk, add the flour mixture and the milk. Beat just until incorporated after each addition. ¼ cup whole milk
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 325°F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs.
- Transfer the cake to a cooling rack, cool 10 minutes then invert cake onto the rack – turn cake upright. Cool completely.
- While the cake cools, prepare the Ginger Grapefruit Glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together juice, zest, oil, ginger paste, and salt. Add powdered sugar and whisk until creamy and smooth. ½ cup fresh grapefruit juice, 1 tablespoon pink grapefruit zest, 2 tablespoons canola oil, 1 teaspoon ginger paste, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt, 4 cups powdered sugar
- Drizzle the cooled cake with glaze and sprinkle evenly with the crystallized ginger. ¼-½ cup candied ginger
Notes
- Rub the zest and sugar together before adding to the rest of the ingredients. You can just do this in a bowl with your fingers. This releases the oils in the zest and makes the sugar fragrant and much more citrusy .
- Grease your cake pan extremely well. Bundt cakes have a tendency of keeping hold of a cake if it’s not greased well!
- When zesting your grapefruit, make sure you only grate the pretty rosy yellow part as the white pith is very bitter.
- To check if the cake is done, you can stick a toothpick in it, if the toothpick comes out clean, you are good to go!
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
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I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
