->Grapefruit 04 <-

125 g butter

125 g sugar

2 eggs

juice and finely grated zest of 1/2 grapefruit

180 g flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 tablespoons warm milk

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy then add

the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir-in

the juice and zest of the grapefruit then add the flour, baking

powder and milk. Pour into a well-greased ring cake tin and place

150C. Bake for about 40 minutes until the

cake is set.

Take out of the oven, allow to cool slightly then remove from its

tin and place on a wire rack. Decorate with icing made from icing

sugar, butter and grapefruit juice and zest.