Soft Citrus Cake
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Soft Citrus Cake

Soft Citrus Cake

with Grapefruit Curd and Whipped Cream

Move over lemon, there's a new citrus in town and we're officially obsessed! This citrus cake combines the zippy flavour of grapefruit zest and juice with fresh whipped cream and an addictive grapefruit curd to create a showstopper dessert that's sure to impress.

Allergens:
Wheat
Milk
Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cooking Time30 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

/ serving 4 people

1.5 cup

All-Purpose Flour

(Contains Wheat May contain Tree nuts, Wheat, Fish, Egg, Sulphites, Sesame, Peanuts, Crustaceans, Soy, Milk)

1 cup

White Sugar

(May contain Wheat, Sesame, Soy, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Peanuts, Egg, Triticale, Mustard, Sulphites, Tree nuts)

237 mL

Milk

(Contains Milk)

4 unit(s)

Egg

(Contains Egg)

1 tsp

Baking Powder

(May contain Mustard, Peanuts, Crustaceans, Tree nuts, Sulphites, Wheat, Egg, Sesame, Soy, Milk, Fish, Triticale)

2 unit(s)

Grapefruit

113 mL

Cream

(Contains Milk)

¼ cup

Icing Sugar

Not included in your delivery

6 tbsp

Butter*

¼ tsp

Salt*

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Nutrition Values

Calories830 kcal
Fat34 g
Saturated Fat20 g
Carbohydrate114 g
Sugar73 g
Dietary Fiber4 g
Protein18 g
Cholesterol285 mg
Sodium420 mg
Trans Fat1 g
Potassium400 mg
Calcium650 mg
Iron3 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Zester
Whisk
Medium Bowl
Medium Pot
Small Bowl
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Parchment Paper
Large Bowl
Strainer
Spatula
Plastic Wrap

Cooking Steps

Prep and make cake batter
1
  • Zest both grapefruits, then juice one. Cut a piece off the top and bottom ends of the other grapefruit. Place a flat end on a cutting board, then cut the peel away from the flesh, working top to bottom and turning grapefruit as you go. When peeled completely, slip a paring knife along each side of the "membranes" (the white lines) of each grapefruit slice to release the segments into a small bowl.
  • Combine 2/3 cup milk and 4 tbsp butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, 2-3 min. Remove the pot from heat.
  • Meanwhile, sift flour, 2 tbsp icing sugar, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt into a medium bowl, then whisk to combine.
Bake cake
2
  • Combine 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp grapefruit zest and 3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp white sugar in a large bowl, then beat using an electric hand mixer on medium speed until combined, 1 min. Increase speed to high and beat until sugar mixture is pale, thick and tripled in volume, 4-5 min. Add 2 tbsp grapefruit juice and warm milk mixture, then beat until just incorporated.
  • Add flour mixture and beat on low until combined and smooth, 1 min.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 25-30 min, until lightly golden-brown and cake springs back when gently poked in the middle.
Make grapefruit curd
3
  • Combine remaining sugar and 2 tsp grapefruit zest in a small pot. Rub mixture together using your fingertips until fragrant.
  • Add remaining egg and 3 tbsp grapefruit juice to the pot, then whisk until smooth. Add 2 tbsp butter.
  • Heat pot over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly with a spatula, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 5-7 min.
  • Immediately remove the pot from heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer into another small bowl.
  • Cover with a piece of plastic wrap directly in contact with the surface of the curd, then refrigerate until ready to use.
Finish and serve
4
  • Transfer cake pan to a wire rack to cool for 20 min before running a sharp knife around the edges of the pan, inverting and continuing to cool cake on the wire rack.
  • While the cake cools, add cream and remaining icing sugar to another large bowl and beat using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, 2-3 min.
  • Place cooled cake on a serving platter or board then top with whipped cream.
  • Dollop teaspoons of grapefruit curd over cream, then gently swirl through using a knife.
  • Cut into slices, if desired.
  • Top cake slices with grapefruit pieces.