Grapefruit and Honey Cake
- 3 tablespoons finely ground fresh breadcrumbs
- 14 cup finely ground fresh breadcrumb
- 2 medium grapefruits
- 14 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup sugar
- 14 cup honey
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Oil a 9-inch round cake pan with tall sides, and dust it with the 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
- Using a grater, zest both grapefruits.
- Juice one of the grapefruits to yield 3/4 cup juice.
- In a small bowl, combine the zest, juice, and olive oil.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and salt with an electric mixture until frothy and light.
- Slowly beat in the sugar and honey, and continue to mix until pale and thick, about 2 minutes more.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, the remaining 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, and the baking powder.
- Then gradually beat the dry ingredients into the egg mixture.
- Fold in the citrus zest mixture just until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Then remove it from the pan and let it cool to room temperature.
breadcrumbs, grapefruits, extra virgin olive oil, eggs, salt, sugar, honey, flour, baking powder
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grapefruit-and-honey-cake-469973 (may not work)