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Grapefruit Yogurt Cake

March 24, 2016 by Life is but a Dish 31 Comments

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a loaf of grapefruit yogurt cake thinly sliced topped with icing and slices of grapefruit

Grapefruit Yogurt Cake-2Because citrus cakes are liiiiiife! You guys, I’m obsessed with all citrus right now, and this grapefruit yogurt cake is everything and more, and it NEEDS to make an appearance at your weekend brunch table. Easter, Mother’s Day, Sunday brunch, I don’t care… Just do it.

A few weeks ago my brother-in-law dropped off an ENORMOUS bag of grapefruits. They have a beautiful grapefruit tree in their backyard that apparently exploded and they have grapefruits up the wazoo! He said, “I don’t care what you do with these, just take them!” #CaliforniaWeatherProblems.

Grapefruit Yogurt CakeI know, it’s like poor us…70 degrees all year round and our fruit trees are going craaaaazy! Not a bad problem to have. Well, Zach was siked, as he loves grapefruit and actually considers it dessert, sprinkled with a little sugar. I will never understand this. Fruit does not equal dessert, people! Not in my book.

THIS is dessert. Chocolate, cookies, brownies, whipped cream. Yep, THAT is dessert. But to each his own, I guess.

Anyways, I had a giant bag of grapefruits sitting in my kitchen, I had to do something.

Side note: Grapefruits and I haven’t been the best of friends. Let’s just say that one night in my early twenties, I had about 10 too many greyhounds. For those who don’t know, a greyhound is basically a cocktail consisting of grapefruit juice and vodka. Yeah. Let’s just leave it at that.

It was time to mend my relationship with these fruits. And let’s just say, things are headed in the right direction.

I don’t celebrate Easter, but I will definitely be celebrating the weekend with this.

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A delicious simple cake make with greek yogurt and fresh grapefruit. 


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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup greek yogurt
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar (divided)
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons grapefruit zest (1 grapefruit)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

For the glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1–2 tablespoons freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with baking spray and set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup sugar, the eggs, grapefruit zest, and vanilla. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
  3. With a rubber spatula, fold the vegetable oil into the batter, making sure it’s all well incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  4. Meanwhile, cook the 1/3 cup grapefruit juice and remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a small pan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Set aside.
  5. When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully place on a baking rack over a sheet pan. While the cake is still warm, pour the grapefruit-sugar mixture over the cake and allow it to soak in. Cool.
  6. For the glaze, combine the powdered sugar and grapefruit juice and drizzle over the cake.

Notes

Adapted from Ina Garten

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  1. Toby Kirsch

    March 24, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Please make a cup of tea I am coming over for a piece of that delicious looking cake. Your photo is fabulous and you ore amazing.I always love what you post thanks for another great recipe.
    Toby

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    • Life is but a Dish

      March 24, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks Toby! You’re welcome over anytime!

  2. heather (delicious not gorgeous)

    April 2, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    the crumb on this looks amazing! and let’s be honest, anything with greek yogurt and associated with ina is bounded to be great (;

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      April 2, 2016 at 5:23 pm

      Thank you! And yes, anything with Ina is a winner!!

  3. Theres Saia

    January 12, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    What type of yogurt do you prefer to use for this recipee?
    Thanks!!
    Theresa in MA

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    • Life is but a Dish

      January 12, 2017 at 6:42 pm

      I like to use greek yogurt!

  4. Em

    March 8, 2017 at 6:08 pm

    Can you use a different kind of yogurt?

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      March 8, 2017 at 6:36 pm

      I haven’t tried it but you could probably use any sort of plain yogurt.

  5. Marlene

    May 7, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    Delicious! Very moist with just enough tartness. This is a keeper recipe for me; very easy to put together. Thank you for helping me to find a way to use my fresh treee ripened grapefruits.

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      May 10, 2017 at 8:33 pm

      Love it!!

  6. Reluctant speller

    December 9, 2017 at 5:50 am

    Thanks for the recipe! Also “siked” s/b “psyched”.
    Agree with fruit does not equal dessert!

    We always just ate grapefruit cut in half with sugar as a breakfast item.

    Reply
  7. Sheyralie

    November 26, 2018 at 9:19 am

    Can I substitute the all purpose flour for almond flour?

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      November 26, 2018 at 3:20 pm

      You could but it will definitely change the consistency.

  8. Emily Hornibrook

    June 10, 2019 at 8:36 am

    Do you know the nutrition information for this cake?

    Reply
  9. Ellen

    February 23, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    Could I substitute orange or lemon? Many in my family don’t like grapefruit or can’t eat it because of medication interactions. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      February 28, 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Yes!

  10. Laura

    March 26, 2020 at 5:00 am

    Do you take the cake out of the pan before you pour on the grapefruit-sugar mixture?

    Also, would vanilla Greek yogurt work? Should I leave out the vanilla extract or lower the sugar, if I do? I just don’t have any plain Greek yogurt in the house.

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    • sareduf

      June 28, 2020 at 6:21 am

      I took the cake out of the pan before putting the juice/sugar solution on top. This cake is nice and moist. I would love even grapefruit flavor though. Maybe some juice in the batter?

      ★★★★

    • Life is but a Dish

      July 4, 2020 at 12:07 pm

      Yes you totally could do that

  11. Sofia Rose

    March 28, 2020 at 8:28 am

    It was so good! i only had half a cup of plain yogurt left in the fridge, so i did that and half a cup of oat milk (lol). But it was amazing.
    Thanks for the recipe<3

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      April 6, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      yay!!

  12. Grace

    April 21, 2020 at 3:41 pm

    I tried to make it but I think the consistency was off or something? The outside cooked way faster than the inside so when I took it out, it was very brown. Also the inside was almost like a gelatin and very greasy. I’m really not sure what I did wrong.

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      May 11, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      Check your expiration date on your baking powder? I’ve heard that happening and that’s been the culprit!

  13. Maria

    June 20, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    Super yummy recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  14. Brooke

    July 12, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    I’ve made this twice, delicious both times! I substituted unsweetened applesauce for the oil and upped the zest by an extra half teaspoon. With the applesauce, the crumb is a bit more dense, but it tastes great–especially because I feel like I can have an extra slice 😉

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  15. Shrukom

    July 18, 2020 at 7:05 am

    I made 2 loaves of this cake yesterday and all I can say is, this recipe is dynamite! I usually make changes in round 2 but this was so perfect that no changes / substitutions were needed. Thank you for a stellar recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  16. Sarah E

    August 4, 2020 at 7:06 pm

    I made this for a Great British Bake Off party with my teammates (pre-covid), and it was a smashing hit! So moist, so flavorful, looks simple but tastes divine. I plan on making a cupcake variation next time

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  17. milkist

    August 13, 2020 at 7:49 pm

    Thanks for sharing this informative post!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  18. Isra

    October 28, 2020 at 10:31 am

    I made this today because I love grapefruit, and even though I used the zest and juice of 1 full grapefruit the flavor was sooo light that you can hardly notice! The cake itself was nice but definitely needs extra zest

    ★★★

    Reply
  19. Mags

    January 17, 2021 at 2:43 am

    I have a bundt tin I want to use… would this recipe work? Should I double it? Or would it be too light to hold its shape?

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      January 21, 2021 at 8:45 am

      It might need to be doubled depending on the size of your bundt pan

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