Greek Yogurt Grapefruit Snack Cake.
This grapefruit snack cake is so tender and delicious! Made with greek yogurt, fresh grapefruit zest and a drizzly glaze, it’s the perfect afternoon snack, dinnertime dessert or teatime treat.
I’ve got a Valentine’s treat for you today!
This super easy snack cake is made with fresh grapefruit zest and a zingy grapefruit glaze. It’s a lovely little afternoon snack or even a fun little breakfast.
We call it snack cake for a reason, after all. Have it whenever you need a snack!
To me, snack cakes reference a cake that is baked in a square pan, doesn’t have frosting but might have a glaze and often is fruity in nature. Think apple! Lemon! Orange!
And now… grapefruit.
Citrus season forever, please.
I have loved grapefruit for as long as I can remember. Which is odd, since it can be so tangy and sour. But my dad LOVED grapefruit and ate it often when I was a kid. So I’ve always enjoyed eating it.
In fact, I practically crave it. I find it to be very thirst quenching and sometimes just the mere sight of one makes my mouth water.
Truly, I love the flavor so much. I don’t add sugar – I simply eat a grapefruit like a bowl with a serrated spoon. (One of my favorite, very underrated kitchen tools, by the way.)
So even though I don’t sprinkle sugar on my grapefruit or broil it or anything, I absolutely DO love it in dessert form. I also love it in cocktail form, but that’s neither here nor there.
Grapefruit is like lavender. Delicious and wonderful and elegant on its own, but go and add some sugar and it’s over. The flavor becomes irresistible. Any time that citrus and sugar come together, you know it’s going to be a fabulous thing.
This is one of the most tender, moist and delicious citrus cakes I have EVER had. The crumb is so perfect. The glaze is drizzled on the top and sinks into the cake in the most dreamy way.
It reminds me a lot of my aperol spritz cake, which is also fabulous!
The cake actually tastes juicy, in a really good grapefruit kind-of-way. Adore it!
Grapefruit Snack Cake
Grapefruit Snack Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh grated grapefruit zest
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
grapefruit glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoons freshly grated grapefruit zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9x9 inch pan with nonstick baking spray.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and grapefruit zest with a fork until combined.
- To the same large bowl, whisk in the butter. Stir until the butter and sugar mixture is smooth. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time. Whisk in the greek yogurt and vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Pour the batter in the greased 9x9 inch pan.
- Bake for 30 to 32 minutes or until the cake is set. Cool completely, then drizzle the glaze on top.
grapefruit glaze
- Whisk together the sugar and juice until combined, smooth and drizzle-able. If it’s too thick, add more grapefruit juice 1 teaspoon at a time. If it ends up too thin, stir in more powdered sugar until it is thick enough. Stir in the zest. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread it to cover the top. Let it sit for 10 minutes before slicing and serving!
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2 Comments on “Greek Yogurt Grapefruit Snack Cake.”
Easy and delicious! Kids and adults loved this as a simple dessert. I made in an 11 x 7 dish since I do not have a 9 x 9, and didn’t need to adjust anything. Thanks!
As soon as I saw this recipe, my five year old and I made it as quickly as possible. We had a bunch of fresh grapefruit from a recent trip to Arizona. Yum yum YUM. No changes at all. Dumped it out onto a plate and drizzled it with the delicious and refreshing glaze. 10 stars!!!!