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Name: Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Cake Flour Sifted; 1/4 ts Cream of tartar; 3/4 c Sugar; 1/4 c Vegetable oil; 3/4 c powdered sugar; 3 tb Grapefruit juice; 1 Grapefruit peeled and; 2 3-oz pk cream cheese; 3 Eggs separated; 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder; 1 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Lemon Peel grated; 1 ts Lemon Peel grated; 2 ts Lemon juice; 1/4 c Water; grapefruit Reserved sections; 6 -(up to); 8 dr Yellow food color optional

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 c Cake Flour ; Sifted
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/4 ts Cream of tartar
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Vegetable oil
3/4 c powdered sugar
3 tb Grapefruit juice
1 Grapefruit ; peeled and
2 3-oz pk cream cheese
3 Eggs ; separated
1 1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Lemon Peel ; grated
1 ts Lemon Peel ; grated
2 ts Lemon juice
1/4 c Water
grapefruit ; Reserved sections
6 -(up to)
8 dr Yellow food color ; optional

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INSTRUCTIONS

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into bowl. Make well in center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Beat until very smooth. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry. Gradually pour egg yolk mixture over egg whites and fold in gently until just blended. Do not stir. Turn batter into ungreased 9 inch spring form pan and bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger. Invert onto cake rack and cool thoroughly. Loosen edges of cake carefully and remove from pan. With serrated knife, cut cake crosswise to make two layers. Reserve a few fruit sections for frosting. Fill with part of the Cream Cheese Frosting and grapefruit sections. Spread top and sides of cake with frosting and decorate with additional fruit sections. Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice and peel. Gradually blend in sugar and beat until well blended. Stir in food color. Crush enough grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons and blend into frosting. REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES /CAKES From rec.food.cooking archives. Downloaded from G Internet, G Internet.

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Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake

1 1/2 c Cake Flour Sifted
 CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/4 ts Cream of tartar
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Vegetable oil
3/4 c powdered sugar
3 tb Grapefruit juice
1 Grapefruit peeled and
2 3-oz pk cream cheese
3 Eggs separated
1 1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Lemon Peel grated
1 ts Lemon Peel grated
2 ts Lemon juice
1/4 c Water
 grapefruit Reserved sections
6 -(up to)
8 dr Yellow food color optional

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into bowl. Make well in  center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Beat  until very smooth. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not  dry. Gradually pour egg yolk mixture over egg whites and fold in gently  until just blended. Do not stir.    Turn batter into ungreased 9 inch spring form pan and bake at 350 degrees  30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger.  Invert onto cake rack and cool thoroughly. Loosen edges of cake carefully  and remove from pan. With serrated knife, cut cake crosswise to make two  layers. Reserve a few fruit sections for frosting. Fill with part of the  Cream Cheese Frosting and grapefruit sections. Spread top and sides of cake  with frosting and decorate with additional fruit sections.    Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy. Add lemon  juice and peel.  Gradually blend in sugar and beat until well blended. Stir  in food color. Crush enough grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons and  blend into frosting.    REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES    /CAKES    From rec.food.cooking archives.  Downloaded from G Internet,  G Internet.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (196g)
Recipe Makes: 16

Calories: 408
Calories from Fat: 99 (24%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 11g	15 %
	Saturated Fat 3.7g	19 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 4.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 210mg		65 %
Sodium 135.1mg		5 %
Potassium 158.1mg		4 %
Total Carbohydrate 67.3g		20 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.9g	4 %
	Sugars, other 66.4g
Protein 10.3g		15 %
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Calories per serving: 408

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