Recipes

Rose & Grapefruit Fluted Cake

by Clara Byte

April 30, 2026

Delicate rose and vibrant grapefruit come together in a cake that's as beautiful as it is delicious. Perfect for any special gathering, this showstopping centrepiece is guaranteed to impress.

Made using our pan from the Fluted collection, elegant results have never been easier to achieve. Try it at your next celebration. Your guests won't forget it.

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Take out your fluted cake pan, but don't grease it yet.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
4. In a second mixing bowl, combine the vegetable oil, melted butter and sugar. Mix to combine well - about 2-3 minutes with a handheld mixer. Slowly add the eggs one by one and then the buttermilk. Continue beating and add the vanilla and grapefruit zest and rose syrup.
5. Add half of the flour mixture and continue beating until almost incorporated. Add the rest of the flour mix and continue beating until everything is well incorporated and smooth.
6. Grease your pan and add the cake mix. Bake for about 40 minutes or until done. To check the doneness of the cake, insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, you can take it out.
7. Let the cake cool a bit before transferring it to a cooling rack to finish cooling off.
8. To make the icing whisk together the grapefruit juice, icing sugar, and rose syrup until well incorporated. Drizzle all over the cake.

Make this gluten-free

Notes: For Gluten-Free cake use the blend below instead of the all-purpose flour. Mix the ingredients before you add them to the mix.

1 1/3 cup Chickpea flour
3/4 Almond flour
1/4 cup Potato starch
1 tbsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum