Grapefruit and Olive Oil Bundt Cake
Here’s why this cake is so good: first of all the sponge is insanely light - melt in the mouth but SUPER moist. The grapefruit cuts through everything and is so pleasantly sharp and boisterous. And finally it looks so damn pretty!
Author: Richard Makin
For Dusting
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
- 2 tablespoon flour
For the Cake
- 3 tablespoon ground flax seeds
- 9 tablespoon water
- zest 1 grapefruit
- 250 ml soy milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- 250 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 320 g caster sugar
- 350 g plain flour
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Glaze
- Juice ½ grapefruit
- 50 g Caster Sugar
- 100 ml water
For the Drizzle
- 100 g icing sugar
- 2 tablespoon grapefruit juice
Preheat oven to 170c. Grease a 20cm bundt tin well using the 2 tablespoon vegan butter. Using a sieve, sprinkle the 2 tablespoon flour into the tin and shake the tin around, patting the sides to ensure an even coverage. Set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together the ground flax seeds and the water. Set aside to thicken into your “flax egg”.
In a medium bowl mix together, the grapefruit zest, soy milk, vanilla and olive oil. Set aside.
In a large bowl, place the caster sugar, plain flour, baking powder and salt. Add the soy milk mixture followed by the flax egg and mix well (you can also do this in a stand mixer but don’t overwork the batter). Pour the mixture into the bundt tin and place in the oven. Bake for 50 minutes. While the cake is baking make the glaze and the drizzle.
Finish the Cake
Once the cake is baked, remove it form the oven and leave it to rest somewhere cool in the bundt tin for 15 minutes. Once cooled slightly, carefully turn the cake out onto a metal wire rack. If the cake seems stuck, you can tap the tin down onto the rack quite firmly which should loosen it. Allow to cool for another 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, using a pastry brush, apply the glaze evenly to the cake (it should be very runny and will soak in nicely). Leave to cool completely.
Once completely cool, pour over the drizzle. You can eat while the drizzle is liquid still or, if you choose, can wait until it’s set and slightly crispy. Either way it’s delicious.
Serving: 1grams