Best Pink Grapefruit Poke Cake Recipes

PINK GRAPEFRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan. Put the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir to blend; reserve.
• 2. Put the zest, 2 1/2 cups of the granulated sugar, and the butter in a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix the sugar, butter and zest on low speed for 30 seconds to combine. Mix on medium speed until creamed and light- about 3 1/2 to 4 minutes. Scrape the bowl.
• 3. Add the eggs, yogurt, and extracts; mix on low speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl.
• 4. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape the bowl and mix until completely blended, about 30 to 40 seconds. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated 350F oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 65 to 75 minutes.
• 5. While the cake is in the oven, prepare the syrup by combining 1/2 cup of the grapefruit juice with the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes; keep warm and reserve.
• 6. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto the rack; wash and dry the pan. Prick the top and sides of the cake with a cake tester and return it to the pan. Prick the bottom of the cake with the cake tester. (I copied this directly as it was written, but I don't know why we are taking the cake out, pricking it, and putting it back in the tube pan. The point is to get the syrup into the cake, and if you know a better way, I think you can figure it out.)
• 7. Pour the warm grapefruit syrup slowly over the cake, allowing the cake to absorb the syrup. When the syrup has been absorbed, turn the cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
• 8. Combine the powdered sugar with the remaining grapefruit juice and stir until blended and smooth. Drizzle the pink grapefruit glaze over the cooled cake. Let rest 30 minutes before cutting.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 if using darker or nonstick coated pan). Spray bundt style pan with Baker's Joy.
• 2. Sift and mix first 3 ingredients and set aside. Combine sugar and eggs in a bowl of stand mixer and beat at medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add remaining cake ingredients, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Pour into prepared pan and bake one hour, checking done when cake tester/skewer comes out with only few crumbs. Transfer pan to a cooling rack and let cool 10 minutes before turning out onto a cake plate.
• 3. To make Grapefruit Syrup: combine ingredients in saucepan and simmer about 1 minute, stirring to dissolve sugar and set aside.
• 4. After cake has cooled some, poke holes all over with wooden skewer and gently spoon syrup all over and let soak in, taking time to let it soak through if needed.
• 5. Stir ingredients for glaze in a small bowl and spoon drizzle over the top of the cake. Can be served warm or chilled with a dollop of Cool Whip on top! Enjoy...