Grapefruit Yogurt Pound Cake

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Balanced Modern Mom

As you (mythinreaders) may know I love home-baked cakes all natural with no frosting whatsoever of any sort. I don’t know why; but there is just something about frosting on my cakes or dessert that completely turns me off. I love to have a delicious moist cake and that’s it.

I am no big sweet tooth; the thing that I crave regarding sweets (if ever) is a good homemade cake (no frosting) or a plain cheesecake with strawberries. Oh let’s not forget a cinnamon roll is great too!!

However, when I do have dessert I like it as healthy as possible. You can substitute just about anything and still have a delicious dessert, I have never had a healthier version of a dessert that I thought tasted nasty or wasn’t worth eating. Then again maybe I’ve just been lucky. HA!

In this recipe I use non-fat natural yogurt, I love grapefruit so I used that for zest instead of lemon (although you can use lemon because it tastes just as good). I used extra virgin olive oil instead of regular vegetable oil, and last but not least I used kosher salt. I also always in everything I bake if eggs are needed I use cage-free natural eggs.

I made this cake accompanied by fresh cut strawberries and powdered sugar for Easter, seeing that this is the season of strawberries. This was a great and fresh end to a wonderful Easter lunch. I hope that you all had a wonderful day and please enjoy!!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of Flour

2 tsp. Baking powder

1/2 tsp. Sea salt

1 cup Non-fat plain yogurt

1 cup Sugar

3 Cage-free Eggs

Grapefruit zest, of 1 grapefruit

1/2 tsp. Vanilla

1/2 cup Olive oil

Preheat the oven at 350°. Butter and flour a loaf pan.

Mix all dry ingredients flour, baking powder, salt. In another bowl mix together yogurt, sugar, eggs, grapefruit zest, olive oil and vanilla.

Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Pour into the pan evenly and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool.

Sift powdered sugar on top and serve with strawberries.

40 thoughts on “Grapefruit Yogurt Pound Cake”

The Blissful Adventurer on April 9, 2012 at 18:40 said:

I would eat this right now!

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 09:48 said:
  
  If you do let me know how you liked it. Ciao
  
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interlinguani on April 9, 2012 at 19:03 said:

Sounds a yummy cake, I am going to try it tonight. I don’t have grapefruits but I am going to use lemon instead (will 2 lemons be enough?). Thank you for the recipe!!

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 09:48 said:
  
  Yes. 2 lemons should be fine. Let me know how it turned out.
  
  Thank you for stopping by mythineats
  
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  - interlinguani on April 10, 2012 at 16:16 said:
    
    The cake was delicious! My husband and my 2 boys finished it to the last crumb! They were even fighting who will have the last slice!
    I have posted it in my blog! Thank you for sharing this!
  - mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 16:39 said:
    
    Fantastic. So happy it was a success!! Ciao
Elaine on April 10, 2012 at 04:11 said:

That looks really good! I hate frosting too. Actually, let me rephrase, I love looking at frosting, I just don’t like eating it. I generally love cakes and the frosting seems to upset the balance of flavours.

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 09:50 said:
  
  Yes. I just guess that I am not a sweet tooth so having frosting on my cake just makes it to sweet, I like that subtle taste of sweet not the over powering taste.
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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Corina on April 10, 2012 at 13:20 said:

I also prefer cakes without frosting, although it does often look good! I like the idea of using grapefruit instead of lemon in these.

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 15:32 said:
  
  Yes, I thought the grapefruit was a great little touch.
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats.
  
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rossy on April 10, 2012 at 14:20 said:

ooohhh! I missed that great cake. hope there is another opportunity.

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 15:31 said:
  
  When you come back I’ll make it just for you!! Love you!
  
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jamie on April 10, 2012 at 14:35 said:

Looks really great! I am going to make this for my next mom’s group, so excited.

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Daily Dose of Fresh on April 10, 2012 at 16:31 said:

I am absolutely in love with you blog! Great content, and you are posting on all my favorite foods too. Keep up the good work. I’m saving this recipe for sure it looks amazing. Enjoy the rest of your day. 🙂

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 16:38 said:
  
  Thank you very much. I really appreciate the compliment and the support. I hope that when you make this cake you enjoy it.
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by mythineats.
  
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p0cahontas on April 10, 2012 at 16:31 said:

This looks to die forr!!! I may have to attempt this one!! Also just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! http://abetteryeartoabetterlife.com/2012/04/10/they-like-me-they-really-like-me/

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- mythineats on April 10, 2012 at 16:39 said:
  
  Thank you so much. I hope that you enjoy making and eating this cake.
  
  Happy cooking
  
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  - p0cahontas on April 10, 2012 at 17:00 said:
    
    I will let you know how it turns out! My parents are coming to visit me in two weeks so I am a kitchen monster perfecting what I will serve them!
soididitmyself on April 10, 2012 at 16:47 said:

I think we both had grapefruit on our mind today!

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essentjewels on April 10, 2012 at 17:11 said:

I have to give this a try.

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filingawaycupcakes on April 11, 2012 at 00:46 said:

Yum yum! I so want to try this cake! Judging from the ingredients, it is impossibly moist and delicious.

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- mythineats on April 11, 2012 at 09:23 said:
  
  Thanks, I hope that you enjoy making it and let me know how it turns out!!
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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big-sis on April 11, 2012 at 14:12 said:

This looks delicious! I’ve never been a big fan of icing either. Probably because it is usually made out of trans fats or some other manufactured ingredient. We usually make our own natural whipped cream or my sister came up with a raw honey icing that is amazing! http://buffsisters.com/2012/04/10/raw-honey-icing/ I can’t wait to try this recipe.

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- mythineats on April 11, 2012 at 16:08 said:
  
  Let me know what you think?! Happy cooking and thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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charles on April 11, 2012 at 17:35 said:

That looks amazing! I am going to try it.

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- mythineats on April 12, 2012 at 08:32 said:
  
  Thanks let me know how it turns out.
  
  Happy cooking and thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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powerpeanut on April 11, 2012 at 22:42 said:

I love grapefruit. What a great recipe.

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- mythineats on April 12, 2012 at 08:34 said:
  
  Yes, that’s exactly how I feel about grapefruit. I live it and this is a fantastic recipe.
  
  Thank you for stopping by mythineats
  
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Ragamuffin Diaries on April 12, 2012 at 01:46 said:

delicious combination! this looks so good. I totally agree that a dessert can be made healthy and be just as (or maybe even more?) delicious than before!

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- mythineats on April 12, 2012 at 08:35 said:
  
  Yes! That’s something that I just wish people would all know; just cause its healthy doesn’t mean it’s not delicious.
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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Choc Chip Uru on April 17, 2012 at 10:44 said:

This pound cake is stunning – absolutely delicious recipe 😀

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

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- mythineats on April 17, 2012 at 16:59 said:
  
  Thank you and if you make it let me know how it turns out.
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats and happy cooking!
  
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Sincerely, Emily on April 20, 2012 at 21:05 said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog.
This cake looks devine!

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- mythineats on April 21, 2012 at 08:21 said:
  
  Thanks , Let me know if you try it.
  
  Ciao and thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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ButterSugarFlowers on April 22, 2012 at 19:30 said:

What a wonderful combination of flavors! Yum!

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- mythineats on April 25, 2012 at 09:42 said:
  
  Thanks and thank you for stopping by mythineats
  
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Plates of Art on April 23, 2012 at 04:45 said:

Wow, grapefruit cake! and grapefruit and yogurt put together! nice combination. It makes sense because there’s lemon sponge cakes and lemon-cakes. Looks delicious!

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- mythineats on April 25, 2012 at 09:44 said:
  
  Thank you. That’s exactly how I felt if you can make orange cakes and you can make lemon cakes then you should be able to make grapefruit cakes. I live grapefruits do this was fantastic.
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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The Professional Stress Baker on May 29, 2012 at 06:37 said:

This looks and sounds fantastic–a perfect summer desert. Looking forward to trying it!

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- mythineats on May 29, 2012 at 15:54 said:
  
  It is a perfect summer dessert or even to go along a afternoon tea. I made it again the other night and took to my friends house and she just loved it!
  
  Thanks for stopping by mythineats
  
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