Grapefruit olive oil cake from Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat (page 266) by Molly Baz

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  • mitch_xlql2h on March 28, 2026

    Collapsed in the middle a bit, so the glaze pooled. It’s a great mix of sweet, sour, and bitter…my only note was the olive oil flavor was waaaaay too pronounced. I would try again with another olive oil or 50/50 olive and neutral oil. Texture was almost perfectly moist…just a bit too dense and oily (for an olive oil cake). The icing came out a bit…thin and jizzy. I would have preferred it to be more white and fluffy, so maybe a bit of egg white next time. The pistachios on top pair perfectly! All in all, I would make it again with a few of those changes.

  • Abchmiel on January 26, 2026

    Loved this recipe, after reading other reviews I didn’t fill the cake pan all the way up and put some in a 5 inch little cake pan as a little extra treat. Nice and moist cake and very tasty. A little milder than a classic lemon cake. I think I would’ve liked it a little more tangy but still quite enjoyed this one.

  • Pandan on November 11, 2024

    This was perfect! Never made grapefruit cake before. The taste was quite subtle but noticeable. I made the cake two days in advance for a family event and wrapped the unglazed cake in cling film. The cake stayed fresh for several days. I used a quite strong tasting Spanish olive oil but it didn’t taste weird in the cake. It looked like in the picture and I was glad I got the right loaf pan by Nordic Ware as German loaf pans are way more narrow.

  • Kmrdjanov on March 03, 2023

    Used Grapefruit marmalade (David Lebowitz recipe) for cake interior and glaze and skipped zesting. Used a bit of lemon in the glaze, and would again.

  • SpatulaCity on March 03, 2023

    Absolutely delicious! Will take this divine grapefruit loaf cake over lemon any day!!! Not sure why, but the center of my cake collapsed even before taking it out if the oven.

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