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Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting (Paula Deen) Recipe

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Grapefruit Cake with Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting (Paula Deen)
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
557
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour , sifted
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp grapefruit zest
  • 2 (6-oz) packages cream cheese
  • 1 tsp grapefruit zest
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar , sifted
  • 6 to 8 drops yellow food coloring

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch cake pan with waxed paper and spray with nonstick oil.
  2. 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.
  3. Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
  4. 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.
  5. Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting:
  6. 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.
  7. 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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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 557.16 Kcal (2333 kJ)
Calories from fat 221.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.58g 38%
Cholesterol 69.18mg 23%
Sodium 540.84mg 23%
Potassium 968.93mg 21%
Total Carbs 76.7g 26%
Sugars 41.03g 164%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 2%
Protein 9.55g 19%
Vitamin C 15.2mg 25%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 92.4mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 264.33 Kcal (1107 kJ)
Calories from fat 104.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.66g 38%
Cholesterol 32.82mg 23%
Sodium 256.59mg 23%
Potassium 459.68mg 21%
Total Carbs 36.39g 26%
Sugars 19.47g 164%
Dietary Fiber 0.25g 2%
Protein 4.53g 19%
Vitamin C 7.2mg 25%
Iron 1mg 12%
Calcium 43.8mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.1
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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