Grapefruit Cake
- 3 pink grapefruit
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 lb cream cheese, softened
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Zest 1 grapefruit to make 2 teaspoons zest; set aside. Peel and segment grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze juice from remaining pulp, reserving 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp.; set aside.
- Heat oven to 350u0b0. Butter and flour a 9" x 13" baking dish; set aside. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Into a large bowl, beat remaining butter and sugar with a handheld mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved juice, milk, and vanilla; stir. Add flour mixture; stir until combined. Line bottom of pan with half the reserved grapefruit; add batter; smooth top with a spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 40-45 minutes; let cool.
- In a large bowl, beat reserved zest, remaining juice, and cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time; beat until smooth. Spread frosting over cake; top with the remaining grapefruit segments. Chill.
pink grapefruit, unsalted butter, cake flour, baking powder, kosher salt, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, cream cheese, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grapefruit-cake-379919 (may not work)