Cakes

Grapefruit Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream

Lexi Starnes
April 06, 2016
245

A buttermilk cake enhanced with grapefruit zest and actual chunks of grapefruit flesh is covered in a marshmallow buttercream and then finished with a blood orange glaze.

12
Grapefruit Cake:
2 1/2 C. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 grapefruit
12 tbsp. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, but not too soft!
1 1/2 C. granulated sugar
5 eggs, room temperature
1 C. buttermilk (I highly recommend using full fat buttermilk)
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
Marshmallow Buttercream:
3 C. powdered sugar
1 C. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow creme (you could try fluff as well)
Blood Orange Glaze:
juice of 1 blood orange (1/4 C.)
1 1/2 C. powdered sugar
For the cake: Preheat oven to 350° f. Spray three 8\\\\\\\" round pans with baking spray (this is the kind with flour in it) or grease and line bottoms with parchment paper. Zest grapefruit and set...
See the full directions on my site
Nutritions

Calories
2609

Sodium
906mg
37% DV

Fat
210g
324% DV

Protein
11g
23% DV

Carbs
141g
48% DV

Fiber
6g
25% DV
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Nutritions

Calories
248

Sodium
870mg
36% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
19g
38% DV

Carbs
23g
8% DV

Fiber
3g
14% DV