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Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting


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54321 Based on 3 Reviews

Servings: 8
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Difficulty: Easy

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1 1/2 cup cake flour, sifted
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon grapefruit zest
3 tablespoon grapefruit juice
3   egg yolks
3   egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 (6-ounce) packages cream cheese
2 teaspoons grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon grapefruit zest
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 to 8 drops yellow food coloring
1 (1-pound) can grapefruit sections, well drained

Directions

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Line cake pan with waxed paper and spray with nonstick oil. 

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center for dry ingredients. Add water, oil, zest, grapefruit juice and egg yolks. Beat until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar separately until whites are stiff but not dry. Gradually fold egg whites into flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just blended. Do not stir the mixture. 

Pour batter into prepared cake pan. 

Bake for 25 minutes or until cake springs back when gently touched with a finger. Invert pan on cake rack to cool. Run spatula around edge of cake. Carefully remove from pan. With a serrated knife, gently cut layer in half. 

Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting:

Let cream cheese soften to room temperature. Beat cheese until fluffy. Add grapefruit juice and zest. Gradually blend in sugar. Mix until well blended. Add food coloring. Crush several grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons. 

Blend into frosting. Spread frosting on bottom half of cake. Top with several grapefruit sections. Cover with second layer of cake. Frost top and sides. Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections. 

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54321

this sounds very good I can't wait to try it

By Marge on March 04, 2011

54321

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By rachael sinanan on December 16, 2010

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We made this cake yesterday after seeing it on Paula's show. The cake itself is delicious, but I would put more powdered sugar in the frosting next time (maybe twice as much as the recipe calls for)- it almost tasted like straight cream cheese. Also, I probably would bake it in two cake pans since the cake is so fluffy. The outside was definitely done, but the middle was a little raw. Maybe after making those adjustments I'd give it 5 stars.

By Ellen & Phoebe on July 13, 2009

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