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Grapefruit cake

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cupSifted cake flour
3/4 cupSugar
1 1/2 tspBaking powder
1 tspSalt
1/4 cupWater
1/4 cupOil
3 Eggs, separated
3 tbspGrapefruit juice
1/2 tspGrated lemon peel
1/4 tspCream of tartar
FROSTING
6 ozCream cheese, softened
2 tspLemon juice
1 tspGrated lemon peel
3/4 cupSifted powdered sugar
8 dropYellow food color (optional)
1 Grapefruit
- peeled & sectioned OR
1 can-(1-lb) grapefruit sections
Procedures:
1Sift together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl.
2Make well in center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and ?teaspoon lemon peel.
3Beat until very smooth.
4Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
5Gradually pour egg yolk mixture over egg whites and fold in gently until just blended.
6Do not stir.
7Turn batter into ungreased 9-inch springform pan and bake at 350f 30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger.
8Invert onto rack and cool thoroughly.
9to make frosting, beat cheese until fluffy.
10Add lemon juice and 1 teaspoon peel.
11Gradually blend in powdered sugar and beat until well blended.
12Stir in food color.
13Crush enough grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons and blend into frosting.
14loosen edges of cake carefully and remove from pan.
15With serrated knife cut cake crosswise to make two layers.
16Fill with part of frosting and some of grapefruit sections.
17Spread top and sides of cake with frosting and decorate with remaining fruit sections.