Glazed Grapefruit Cake

Name: Glazed Grapefruit Cake
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 10-12
Ingredients: 3 whole grapefruit, 1 pink, 1 red, and 1 white, peeled and sliced 1/4″ thick crosswise, plus 2 tbsp. zest and 3 tbsp. juice; 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 2 ⁄ 3 cups flour; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. baking soda; 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups unsalted butter, softened; 3 eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Serves
serves 10-12

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Broiled, sugared grapefruit slices and a citrus glaze top this moist cake scented with zest. This recipe first appeared in our March 2014 issue.

Ingredients

3 whole grapefruit, 1 pink, 1 red, and 1 white, peeled and sliced 1/4″ thick crosswise, plus 2 tbsp. zest and 3 tbsp. juice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups granulated sugar
2 ²⁄₃ cups flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
¹⁄₂ tsp. baking soda
1 ¹⁄₂ cups unsalted butter, softened
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven broiler. Arrange grapefruit slices in an even layer on an aluminum foil–lined baking sheet fitted with a wire rack; sprinkle with 3 tbsp. sugar. Broil, rotating pan as needed, until slightly caramelized, about 7 minutes; set aside.

Step 2

Heat oven to 325°. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside. In another bowl, and using an electric hand mixer, cream remaining sugar and the butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add zest, buttermilk, and vanilla; mix until combined. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients until smooth. Spread batter evenly into a 9” × 13” baking dish; bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cake cool, then arrange reserved grapefruit slices, overlapping slightly, on top.