Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2008

Show: Paula's Best DishesEpisode: Long Lost Recipes

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (16)

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

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 eggs whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch 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:

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

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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recipe Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting
Joe Pikeville, KY 08-18-2009
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Icine was a little runny...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The cake tasted good & the icing did too. My only complaint was that the icing was a little less dense than I like. I... might go a little light on the juice next time. It's got that great tart/sweet combination that my husband & I love!Read more
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Kristy Perry, MI 07-21-2009
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Tasteless Cardboard
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I saw the cake Food Network show about Disney World and was so excited when I found this recipe. I followed it to the letter... and out came to hard fisbees that taste like cardboard/cornbread. I was so disappointed. I've found another link for a recipe so I guess I'll try that one instead.Read more
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Dianne Brea, CA 07-14-2009
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Most luscious cake ever - like the old Brown Derby cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thank you Paula. This cake turned out as close as I'll ever get to the luscious grapefruit cake I used to order years ago at... the Hollywood Brown Derby.Read more
recipe Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting
Jackson Rock Springs, WY 07-11-2009
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Perfect!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe needs no adjustments. If followed exactly, it will come out perfectly, even in high altitude locations such as... where I live. Moist and flavorful.Read more
recipe Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting
Cheryl Athens, GA 05-21-2009
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Moist and Tart
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made this cake this evening and it came out very well! Cake is actually refreshing! Thank you Paula!
recipe Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting
Jehanne Omaha, NE 04-22-2009
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Nothing special
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Dry and tasteless. It's a good starting point for a cake, but has no grapefruit flavor. Even Disney knows to use lemon for... flavor. Batter: Maybe try adding 1/2 c. sour cream or substituting a stick of butter for the oil. The cake is lacking moistness and flavor. Frosting: As a previous poster commented the cream cheese package size is wrong, but so is she. Philadelphia Cream Cheese is sold in 4 and 8 ounce blocks. You will need one of each for this recipe to achieve the 12 ounces. You will also need 4 cups of powdered sugar and a 1/2 stick of butter for a better icing. I bake two cakes per week. Even with my changes I don't know if I'd try this again.Read more