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Grapefruit Vanilla Pound Cake

16 INGREDIENTS • 13 STEPS • 1HR 15MINS

Grapefruit Vanilla Pound Cake

Recipe
Mini pound cakes flavored with grapefruit zest and vanilla dipped in grapefruit glaze, and decorated with a vanilla whipped cream.
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Milk & Cardamom
Hi, I'm Hetal, welcome to Milk & Cardamom! I'm a past MasterChef contestant living in sunny San Francisco where I cook up spectacular flavours mostly inspired by the flavours of India
http://www.milkandcardamom.com/
Mini pound cakes flavored with grapefruit zest and vanilla dipped in grapefruit glaze, and decorated with a vanilla whipped cream.
1HR 15MINS
Total Time
$0.52
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
16
us / metric
Granulated Sugar
3/4 cup
Granulated Sugar
Grapefruit
1
Grapefruit, zested, juiced
1 Tbsp of zest and 1-2 Tbsp of juice needed
Baking Powder
as needed
Baking Powder
Salt
as needed
Salt
Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter, room temperature
Cream Cheese
4 Tbsp
Cream Cheese
or Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt
Egg
1
Egg
plus 1 yolk
Vanilla Bean Paste
2 tsp
Vanilla Bean Paste
or Vanilla Extract
All-Purpose Flour
1 cup
All-Purpose Flour
Butter
as needed
Butter
or Cooking Spray
Grapefruit Glaze
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
3/4 cup
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
Pink Food Coloring
as needed
Pink Food Coloring
Vanilla Whipped Cream
Heavy Cream
1/2 cup
Heavy Cream
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
3 Tbsp
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
Vanilla Bean Paste
2 tsp
Vanilla Bean Paste
or Vanilla Extract
Sprinkles
to taste
Sprinkles
for decoration
Nutrition Per Serving
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Calories
178
Fat
9.0 g
Protein
1.2 g
Carbs
23.2 g
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Hi, I'm Hetal, welcome to Milk & Cardamom! I'm a past MasterChef contestant living in sunny San Francisco where I cook up spectacular flavours mostly inspired by the flavours of India
http://www.milkandcardamom.com/

Author's Notes

Makes 12 mini-pound cakes. Each cake is about 1×3-inches. If you want to make a large 9×5 loaf, double the recipe and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted into the center of the cake and comes out clean.

To make this cake eggless, substitute the egg and 1 yolk with 1/3 cup of sour cream and add an additional 1/2 tsp baking powder.
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step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease the mini cake pans with Butter (as needed) and set aside.
step 2
In a medium mixing bowl, add Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup), 1 Tbsp of Grapefruit Zest (1), Baking Powder (as needed), and Salt (as needed). Use your hands to rub the zest into the sugar. Rub the zest into the sugar until it turns pale yellow and fragrant.
step 3
Add Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup) and mix with a hand mixer for 5 minutes, scraping the bowl down often.
step 4
Add Cream Cheese (4 Tbsp) and mix on high for 3 minutes.
step 5
Add Egg (1) and mix for 30 seconds, add 1 egg yolk and Vanilla Bean Paste (2 tsp) and mix on high for 1 minute.
step 6
Sift in All-Purpose Flour (1 cup) and gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients until the flour is just incorporated.
step 7
Spoon the batter into a piping bag or large freezer bag. Cut a 1/2-inch opening and pipe the batter into each cavity of the pan so that it's 3/4 of the way filled.
step 8
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the tops of the cakes are golden brown.
step 9
Meanwhile, make the grapefruit glaze. Add Powdered Confectioners Sugar (3/4 cup) to a mixing bowl. Add 1 Tbsp of Grapefruit Juice and a small amount of Pink Food Coloring (as needed) and mix until smooth. If the glaze is thick add more grapefruit juice 1 tsp at a time.
step 10
Let the glaze set for 15-30 minutes or until it's dry to the touch.
step 11
To make the Vanilla Whipped Cream, add Heavy Cream (1/2 cup), Powdered Confectioners Sugar (3 Tbsp), and Vanilla Bean Paste (2 tsp) to a mixing bowl. Whisk until stiff peaks, about 4-5 minutes.
step 12
When the cakes are ready, cool them in the pan for 10 minutes before turning them out and cool completely on a rack.
step 13
Spoon the whipped cream into a piping bag and pipe the whipped cream onto each cake. Decorate with grapefruit zest and Sprinkles (to taste). Enjoy!
step 13 Spoon the whipped cream into a piping bag and pipe the whipped cream onto each cake. Decorate with grapefruit zest and Sprinkles (to taste). Enjoy!
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