grapefruit pound cake

Riverside, WY
Updated on Jan 30, 2012

Great with coffee for breakfast. 289 calories per slice

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method ---
yield 16 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 6 ounces 1/3 -less-fat cream cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons grated grapefruit rind
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup grapefruit juice
  • 1 1/4 cups powder sugar

How To Make grapefruit pound cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 F: Coat a 10-inch tube pan with baking spray. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt, stirring well. Place granulated sugar, butter and cream cheese in a large bowl; bea with a mixer at high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in oil, rind, and vanilla.
  • Step 2
    Add flour mixture and milk alternately to batter, beginning and ending eith flour. Spoon batter into pan; bake until a wooden pick inserted in centercomes out with moit crumbs clinging. Cool in pan on a wite rack 10 minutes. Invert cake. Cool on rack.
  • Step 3
    Place juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bringto a boil. Cook until reduced to 3 tbsp. (about 4 minutes. Cool slightly. Stir in powdered sugar and remainging 1/8 tsp. salt. Drizzle over cake.

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