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Grapefruit Cake

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Recipe

 

Yield

12 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

1 hrs
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 ½ cups cake flour
sifted
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¾ cup sugar
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1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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¼ cup water
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¼ cup vegetable oil
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3 large eggs
separated
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3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
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½ teaspoon lemon zest
grated
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¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
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Frosting
6 ounces cream cheese
softened
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2 teaspoons lemon juice
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
grated
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¾ cup powdered sugar
sifted
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8 food coloring
yellow, optional
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1 each grapefruit
peeled and sectioned, or 1 can grapefruit sections
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
355 ml cake flour
sifted
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177 ml sugar
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7.5 ml baking powder
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5 ml salt
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59 ml water
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59 ml vegetable oil
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3 large eggs
separated
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45 ml grapefruit juice
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2.5 ml lemon zest
grated
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1.3 ml cream of tartar
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Frosting
173.4 ml/g cream cheese
softened
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1E+1 ml lemon juice
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5 ml lemon zest
grated
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177 ml powdered sugar
sifted
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8 food coloring
yellow, optional
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1 each grapefruit
peeled and sectioned, or 1 can grapefruit sections
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Directions

Sift together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl.

Make well in center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and ½ teaspoon lemon peel.

Beat until very smooth. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.

Gradually pour egg yolk mixture over egg whites and fold in gently until just blended.

Do not stir. Turn batter into ungreased 9-inch springform pan and bake at 350F, 30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger.

Invert onto rack and cool thoroughly.

To make frosting, beat cheese until fluffy.

Add lemon juice and 1 teaspoon peel.

Gradually blend in powdered sugar and beat until well blended.

Stir in food color.

Crush enough grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons and blend into frosting.

Loosen edges of cake carefully and remove from pan.

With serrated knife cut cake crosswise to make two layers.

Fill with part of frosting and some of grapefruit sections.

Spread top and sides of cake with frosting and decorate with remaining fruit sections.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 89g (3.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 24840% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 4g 21%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 258mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 8g
Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 3% Iron 9%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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