Grapefruit Cake With Icing
Ingredients
- Cake ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted ⓘ
- 3/4 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 cup water ⓘ
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon grapefruit zest ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons 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 ⓘ
Instructions
- 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.
- Icing:.
- 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.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
920
kcal
46% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).