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.

Step 3

Whisk juice and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; drizzle evenly over cake. Let cake sit 30 minutes to set glaze before serving.

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.
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.
Whisk juice and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; drizzle evenly over cake. Let cake sit 30 minutes to set glaze before serving.