Simple Spice Cake With a Hint of Grapefruit

This cake is good when you don't want to make something too sweet with cream and icing and stuff. The sweetness comes from just cinnamon, sugar, and a little grapefruit. Use grapefruit slices for garnish. You can use honey with grapefruit zest instead of the powdered sugar and water if you don't like sugary glazes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 180 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup water
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• ⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• ⅓ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice
• 2 teaspoons grapefruit juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition then stir in the milk and grapefruit juice. Mix in the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt. Pour resulting batter into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick or small knife inserted in the crown comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 4

While the cake is baking, prepare the icing. Place the sugar in a bowl and gradually stir in the water. Add the grapefruit juice and salt; pour over warm cake. It should form a glaze as it cools.