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By Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen 25 Comments

Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion!

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Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Today is the first {official} day of summer!  I always think of summer as being the day my kids get out of school but it’s calendar official today.

Yesterday marked 2 weeks until we leave for vacation and the countdown has begun.  Only 13 days stand between me, a 16 hour car drive and seeing my dad and extended family in Wyoming!  Bring.it.on.

And then after that, summer can come to a halt.  I do not want to start thinking about back to school.

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Truth be told, I meant to post this recipe back in April.  Posts got pushed aside and other food took precedence, but my mind couldn’t stop thinking about these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes.  They’re simply amazing.

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I love anything grapefruit, especially in my drinks, so these mini loaves were destined to be a hit!  Grapefruit is slightly bitter but when paired with olive oil and a little bit of sugar, it takes on a sweeter flavor. And thanks to the extra virgin olive oil, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are super moist, light and airy.

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

I topped the mini cakes with a glaze of powdered sugar, grapefruit juice and zest which was the perfect addition.  I think these mini cakes are perfect for brunch, dessert and would be lovely at a bridal or baby shower.  They’re elegant and delicious.

I’m not technically sure when grapefruits are in season, although according to google they are available all year round but Ruby Red Grapefruit are in season from November to May.  All this times me is that I should have posted these at least a month ago, but oh well.  Again, I loved them so much, there is no way I am waiting until November when all the Thanksgiving posts are flying to share them.

To me, these are bright and sunny and remind me of summer, making today, the first day of summer, the perfect time to share them.  Now go out and find some grapefruits or some grapefruit juice will work too.  Either way, you’ll want to make these again and again!

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

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Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes

Prep 10 mins

Cook 30 mins

Inactive 1 hour

Total 1 hour, 40 mins

Author Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 6 mini cakes

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion!

Ingredients

Mini Cakes:

  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt 
  • 1 cup granulated sugar 
  • 1/4 cup grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 grapefruit, zested and segmented, segments chopped fine 
  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 3 large eggs 
  • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
  • Zest of 1 grapefruit

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease mini cakes pan thoroughly with cooking spray and place mini pans onto cookie sheet.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar, and set aside.
  4. In another medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients; sugar, grapefruit juice, yogurt, eggs and extra virgin olive oil.
  5. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients then gently pour wet ingredients into the center and whisk to combine.
  6. Fold in segmented grapefruit and zest.
  7. Place about 1/2 cup batter into each mini cake pan.
  8. Bake the cakes until golden brown about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  9. While the cakes are cooling, whisk together powdered sugar, grapefruit juice and zest.
  10. When cakes are cool, drizzle glaze all over the tops.  If desired, garnish with extra zest.

Notes

*Adapted from Orange-Olive Oil Mini Cakes with Citrus Glaze

Courses Dessert

Aren’t these just gorgeous?  Make these for your next dinner party and you’re sure to impress all your guests!  Or send them home with a care package.  Tie these cute little Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes into cellophone bags and adorn with some ribbon and a tag and give them away as parting gifts.  Your guests can go home and relive the party while eating that delicious mini cakes.

Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

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Deliciously moist and bursting with fresh grapefruit flavor, these Grapefruit Olive Oil Mini Cakes are cute, delectable and delightful making them perfect for any occasion! Strawberry Blondie Kitchen


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  1. Natalia says

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    These mini cakes look so appetizing! I’ll make them for our first brunch after school vacation starts at our end. Good luck with yours and hope you have a great summer!

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  2. Lisa Bryan | Downshiftology says

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    I’ve been wanting to make an olive oil cake for a while (so thanks for the nudge!) – and I’m loving this grapefruit glaze!

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  3. Roxana says

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    This is such an interesting recipe. Not too common to find a grapefruit cake. Would love to make it.

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  4. Patty @ Spoonabilities says

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    These little mini cakes — aka, little cakes of heavenly goodness — look so good, and yes also elegant. I’d love to serve these this summer to friends and family!

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  5. Erin Clarkson says

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    These look amazing! I love the complexity and depth of flavour that olive oil gives in baking!

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  6. Adriana Lopez Martn says

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    What an incredible recipe love the idea of citrus in a baked sweet bread. And then using olive oil I can image make it soft and moist. I want a slice!

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  7. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

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    What beautiful loaves! They seem to be filled with sunshine. I love the taste of grapefruit although it was not always so. I’m pinning to make. I may make them as muffins – I really the take along ability. Happy weekend.

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  8. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

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    I have never been a grapefruit fan, but this cake looks great. I know I could devour this with a cup of coffee no problem. Heck…I would eat it for breakfast.

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  9. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says

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    I have been dying to try my hand at making olive oil cake, and these mini cakes look adorable and sound delicious! Love the grapefruit flavor to this.

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  10. Veena Azmanov says

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    I must admit I am not a huge grape fruit fan but I think cake with grape fruit flavor does sound absolutely delightful. Love the lovely sun kissed photographs and the glaze does look awesome.

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  11. Deepika says

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    I am in love with the pictures here. Not much a fan of grapefruits, but the pictures make it so tempting, that it wants me to give it a try. 🙂 Perfect for the weather right now.

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  12. Amanda says

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    The idea of using grapefruit is genius! It has such a tart sweetness that usually isn’t associated with a cake. I can see this as part of of a brunch. Lovely!

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  13. Molly Kumar says

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    These grapefruit mini cakes sound so delicious and a perfect summer treat. I’m a fan of citrus cakes + oil based cake as I feel they go so well with each other. The cake looks really light and pretty.

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  14. soniya Saluja says

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    I love fruit cakes and this combination looks and sound so refreshing !! Cant wait to try it 😀

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  15. Amy says

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    This cake recipe sounds so yummy and I have been wanting to try an olive oil cake! I’m definitely pinning this one!

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  16. Joni says

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    How about a temperature to bake these?

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    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

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      That would help, wouldn’t it? ? Thank you, I have updated the recipe!

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      • Joni says

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        Thank you, Megan. I looked around the web for other ‘like’ recipes and thought 350oF would be about right!! Look forward to making these as soon as I get some grapefruit juice. They look delicious and I love glazed cakes…
        BTW – this was the first Comment I have ever made…Thank You for a quick response…I always read all the Comments and many authors never respond…

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        • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

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          Joni, you’re welcome! I hope you enjoy them as much as we did! 🙂

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  17. Dana says

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    When do we put the zest in?

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    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

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      Hi Dana, when you fold in the grapefruit segments. The recipe has been updated. Thank you for catching that!

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  18. Christina says

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    A neighbor brought over some grapefruits from his tree so I decided to make this recipe. So good! Thank you for the yummy recipe.

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    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

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      What an awesome neighbor! So glad you liked them! 🙂

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