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Gallery Grapefruit Upside-Down Cake Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 8

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 small pink grapefruit 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk Whipped cream, (optional)

Cook’s Notes We made spice cake rather than the yellow cake typical of upside-down cakes. In place of grapefruit, you can use apricots, peaches, or plums in summer, and apples or pears in fall.

Gallery Grapefruit Upside-Down Cake

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 8

Grapefruit Upside-Down Cake

Grapefruit Upside-Down Cake

Grapefruit Upside-Down Cake

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 8

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 8

prep: 30 mins

total: 1 hr 15 mins

prep:

30 mins

total:

1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 8

8

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 small pink grapefruit 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk Whipped cream, (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put 4 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch round baking pan. Place the pan in the oven just long enough to melt the butter. Remove pan from oven; scatter 1/2 cup brown sugar evenly over the melted butter.

With a sharp knife, peel the grapefruit, removing all pith, and slice. Arrange the slices to cover the bottom of the pan.

In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and allspice. In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer, beat remaining 6 tablespoons butter until creamy. Add granulated sugar and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar; beat until well combined. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

Pour batter over grapefruit in pan. Bake 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; turn cake out onto serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream if desired.

Cook’s Notes We made spice cake rather than the yellow cake typical of upside-down cakes. In place of grapefruit, you can use apricots, peaches, or plums in summer, and apples or pears in fall.

Cook’s Notes

We made spice cake rather than the yellow cake typical of upside-down cakes. In place of grapefruit, you can use apricots, peaches, or plums in summer, and apples or pears in fall.

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 Add Rating & Review     33 Ratings   5 star values:        2    4 star values:        2    3 star values:        21    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        2

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Add Rating & Review     33 Ratings   5 star values:        2    4 star values:        2    3 star values:        21    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        2

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33 Ratings 5 star values: 2 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

33 Ratings 5 star values: 2 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

33 Ratings 5 star values: 2 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

  • 5 star values: 2 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/29/2015   It's actually delicious with the grapefruit -- seriously!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/12/2010   I tried this with apples, turned out really good! Haven't even tried it with grapefruit, it even sounds weird! lol  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/31/2008   has anyone tried the apple or apricot?  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/27/2008   This cake comes out beuatiful but it tastes really weird with the grapefruit

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 05/29/2015

It’s actually delicious with the grapefruit – seriously!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 01/12/2010

I tried this with apples, turned out really good! Haven’t even tried it with grapefruit, it even sounds weird! lol

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 07/31/2008

has anyone tried the apple or apricot?

Rating: Unrated 01/27/2008

This cake comes out beuatiful but it tastes really weird with the grapefruit

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