Ingredients
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250 g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt, divided
200 g sugar
85 g butter, softened
170 g cream cheese
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sunflower oil
2 tablespoons grated grapefruits, rind
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
butter, for greasing
Preparation
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Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring well. Place sugar, butter, and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in oil, rind, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to batter, beginning and ending with flour.
Spoon batter into a 10-inch tube pan with greased with butter. Bake at 160\u00b0C for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging.
Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake. Cool on rack.
Place grapefruit juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 4 minutes). Cool slightly. Stir in powdered sugar and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt. Drizzle over cake.
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