Is citrus in season? Make this light and refreshing Grapefruit Yogurt Cake to snack on at brunch or dessert!
Hi Friends!
As I mentioned yesterday, I have a bunch of recipes to share with you guys. Hubby and I tallied up all the votes from Instagram and Facebook on Sunday night and the clear winner was this Grapefruit Yogurt Cake.
So, your wish is my command! I bought a couple of grapefruits the other week thinking I would use them to make a cocktail for my Recipe Redux post. Instead, I ended up making Homemade Gingerale, which is fine, but it left me with two grapefruits. I don’t really mind eating grapefruit just plain with a spoon, but I thought this would be a good opportunity to get a little more creative. I did some googling and came across this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It sounded pretty delightful, so I made some modifications and hoped for the best.
Here’s my version:
PrintGrapefruit Yogurt Cake
A light, fresh loaf cake that’s perfect for snacktime and also fancy enough for dessert!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk plain yogurt
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ⅓ cup grapefruit juice, fresh squeezed
- ¼ cup applesauce
- 1 Tbsp grapefruit zest
- 1½ cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Glaze: ¾ cup powdered sugar + 2 Tbsp grapefruit juice
Instructions
- Combine the liquid ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the flour and baking powder and stir until just mixed.
- Pour into greased pan/pans and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Combine the powdered sugar and grapefruit juice in a small bowl and drizzle over cake just before serving.
Like I noted in the recipe above, I made mine in two mini loaf pans and it worked out perfectly!
Isn’t it just so pretty?!
Have a slice. Or 3.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Lindsay, your photos just keep getting better and better! This is beaaaaautiful, and I want to eat like 7 pieces!
Oh yummy! I’ve got two grapefruits in the kitchen just dying to be used in this recipe! Thanks for sharing 😀
I would actually eat that just based on the colour….amazing. I’ve never been a fan of citrus in cakes but recently had lemon and sugar pancakes which rekindled my love of the two!
Gah! This just looks so pretty and delicious! I’m usually not the biggest fan of grapefruit, but I would definitely try it in cake 😉
definitely so pretty! i’ve never even heard of a grapefruit yogurt cake – looks awesome!!
That is so pretty! I absolutely love grapefruit and am so glad you posted this. Yum!
So pretty and looks so goooooood!
I love this! I love the flavor of grapefruit, but don’t really like eating it plain. I think this is my answer. 🙂
I love Smitten Kitchen! She really is the queen of the food blogging world! This looks wonderful, and I am sure it tastes great too! I have never baked with grapefruit, but I am sure it would be delightful in this recipe!
Looks yummy! At the store yesterday they had the hugest grapefruits, thought they might be pomelos, but no just big freakin’ grapefruit for $0.50 each — going back to get a couple today to try this recipe
This cake looks amazing Lindsay! So different and so refreshing!
Yum! It looks so tasty! 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Lindsay!
Holy moly – this sounds SO intriguing!! Would love to try it with an orange!
Oh this looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this out in the kitchen!
The Smitten Kitchen has great recipes! I’ve modified Deb’s grapefruit yogurt cake to be gluten-free – delicious! I’ve tried other citrus with this recipe too: Meyer lemon and blood orange!
Gorgeous cake! And this is truly my kind of cake, I love citrus and yogurt, the combo is perfect.
Is this sour at all, or is it more sweet? I have a hard time with grapefruits sometimes because of the sourness :/
This sounds like the perfect addition to Sunday brunch!
That sounds so refreshing!
thanks for the lightened up version because i had been eying that cake for sooooo long.
That looks so good! Perfect springtime dessert.
Ooh, so beautiful! I love how yogurt adds moistness to muffins and cakes.
I’m not the biggest fan of grapefruit but I think I may like it in cake. Will give this a try!
THIS IS GORGEOUS!!!
Definitely want to try making this for mom. She LOVES grapefruit!
Mmmmm!!! I am pinning!!
This sounds so good! I have been obsessed with grapefruits the past few weeks. Do you think this would work with greek yogurt?
YUM!!! Def need to make this, even though again,it won’t be nearly as pretty 🙂
I love grapefruit cake. It is so refreshing and has such a different flavor compared to other fruity cakes! Can’t wait to try yours!
What a neat flavour!
never heard of this combo but like the sound of it! I crave grapefruit in the summer and eat them almost daily.
This looks delicious!
Your picture came out beautiful!
Yum this looks absolutely delicious! I can see why it won the vote.
I have a fear of grapefruits though as they remind me of that horrible grapefruit diet I did when I was 15 where you eat lots of grapefruit and it just tasted sour and blech. It is a fear I clearly need to overcome 😉
i love grapefruit. i never had it in a cake, but it looks refreshing!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was the answer to my grapefruit prayers, and none of my grapefruit have gone to waste. I ended up using the original recipe because I didn’t have some of the ingredients you used, and I replaced the whole milk yogurt with Greek yogurt (plain), but the recipe turned out wonderfully, nonetheless. I plan on making more of this next week, too!
Has anyone tried to make this gluten free?
not that i know of, yet! sorry!
I love eating grapefruit as is. But have never had it in a cake. Looks delicious and moist! Cannot wait to try it!
Omg this looks amazing! I am definitely going to try and make something similar! Great idea 🙂