Disney Grapefruit Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 6 -8 drops yellow food coloring
• 1 (16 ounce) can grapefruit sections, well drained, reserving 2 tablespoons juice from grapefruit sections

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large mixing bowl.
• 3 make a well in center of dry ingredients.
• 4 add water, vegetable oil, eggs, grapefruit juice and lemon rind.
• 5 beat until smooth.
• 6 beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
• 7 gently fold egg whites into cake batter.
• 8 pour into an ungreased 10 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees f for 30 minutes.
• 9 when cool, slice cake in half horizontally.
• 10 frost.
• 11 beat cheese until fluffy.
• 12 add lemon juice and rind.
• 13 gradually add sugar and beat until blended; add food coloring. add reserved 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and blend.
• 14 divide frosting in half and add roughly chopped grapefruit sections to one half.
• 15 spread this mixture on bottom half of cake.
• 16 top with several grapefruit sections.
• 17 cover with other cake layer and frost remainder of cake.
• 18 garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.