GRAPEFRUIT CAKE

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Provided by Food Network

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup water
1 lemon, zested
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 egg whites, whipped to stiff peaks
Grapefruit Frosting, recipe follows
24 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 pounds fresh grapefruit, sectioned
1 cup powdered sugar
12 drops yellow food coloring
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon orange zest

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift together dry ingredients then add egg yolks, oil, water, zest, and vanilla and mix well. When incorporated, fold in egg whites. Bake for 1 hour. When cake is cooled, slice in half and frost in between layers, on top and around sides.
Beat cream cheese with lemon juice until fluffy. Mash 6 grapefruit sections into small pieces. Add sugar to cheese mixture along with food coloring, fruit zest and blend will. Add remaining grapefruit.