Ginger Grapefruit Pound Cake

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Ginger Grapefruit Pound Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons dried ginger
  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, very soft
  • 2 3/4 cups Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons fine grated grapefruit zest, no white bitter pith
  • 3/4 cup grapefruit juice, do not discard grapefruit peel
  • 1/4 cup candied ginger

Grapefruit Glaze

Candied Grapefruit Peel

  • *Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Butter and flour a 9 or 10-inch tube pan or a bundt pan. Set aside.
  3. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and ginger together. Set aside.
  4. In a stand or hand held mixer using paddle attachment, mix butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and mix well.
  5. Add one egg at a time waiting for the previous added egg to be fully incorporated and mixture regains a smooth look.
  6. Add salt and grapefruit zest.
  7. Alternately add flour mixture and grapefruit juice in 5 steps, starting with and ending with flour. Scrape batter into prepared pan and place in oven. After 15 minutes in oven reduce temperature to 325°F.
  8. Bake until center of the cake bounces back when lightly pressed with a finger or an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. If cakes becomes too dark before being done, cover cake with a lightly butter piece of foil.
  9. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before turning upside down on a serving platter.
  10. Prepare the glaze by combining grapefruit juice and powdered sugar, cover with plastic food wrap and set aside.
  11. Using a sharp knife remove outer zest from grapefruit peel. Ensure that only a minimum of white bitter pith is still on zest.
  12. Bring sugar, water and honey to boil. Add grapefruit peel and cover with a lid. Simmer on very low for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  13. Brush cake with glaze and decorate with candied ginger and grapefruit zest.
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Ginger Grapefruit Pound Cake

Products Used
Ginger Grapefruit Pound Cake

Ingredientes

Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons dried ginger
  • 3 sticks unsalted butter, very soft
  • 2 3/4 cups
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons fine grated grapefruit zest, no white bitter pith
  • 3/4 cup grapefruit juice, do not discard grapefruit peel
  • 1/4 cup candied ginger

Grapefruit Glaze

  • 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • 1 cup

Candied Grapefruit Peel

  • 1-2 grapefruits from juiced fruits
  • 1/2 cup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 tablespoons honey
  • *Método de cuchara y barrido: use una cuchara para llenar la taza de medir con harina hasta obtener la cantidad requerida. Si coloca la taza de medir directamente en la bolsa de harina, empacará la harina con firmeza y se necesitará demasiada harina para la receta.

Direcciones

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  1. Butter and flour an 9 or 10-inch Tube pan and set aside.
  2. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and ginger and set aside.
  3. In a stand or hand held mixer using paddle attachment, mix butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and mix well.
  4. Add one egg at a time waiting for the previous added egg to be fully incorporated and mixture regains a smooth homogenous look.
  5. Add salt and grapefruit zest.
  6. Alternately add flour mixture and grapefruit juice in 5 steps, starting with and ending with flour. Scrape batter into prepared pan and place in oven. After 15 minutes in oven reduce temperature to 325°F
  7. Bake until center of the cake bounces back when lightly pressed with a finger or an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. If cakes becomes too dark before being done, cover cake with a lightly butter piece of foil.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before turning upside down on a serving platter.
  9. Prepare the glaze by combining grapefruit juice and powdered sugar, cover with plastic food wrap and set aside.
  10. Using a sharp knife remove outer zest from grapefruit peel. Ensure that only a minimum of white bitter pith is still on zest.
  11. Bring to boil sugar, water and honey. Add grapefruit peel and cover with a lid. Simmer on very low for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  12. Brush cake with glaze and decorate with candied ginger and grapefruit zest.