Grapefruit Cake (Brown Derby)

By ArmySister

from MGM (now Hollywood Studios) Brown Derby

Picture Thanks to debbiedoo on wdwwow.com

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup each: vegetable oil and water
• 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 16 -ounce can grapefruit sections, well-drained
• Cream-cheese frosting:
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon each: lemon juice and freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 6 drops yellow food coloring, or as desired

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from orlandosentinel.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. For frosting, beat cream cheese on high speed until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice and zest. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until blended. Add food coloring as desired.

2. Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease 9-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line bottom of pan with wax paper. Lightly grease paper.

3. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

4. Whisk egg yolks, oil, water, grapefruit juice and zest until smooth. Whisk in flour mixture.

5. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar just to stiff peaks. With a rubber spatula, gently fold egg whites into yolk mixture, until just blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until the cake springs back when touched lightly in the center. Invert cake, still in pan, and cool on wire rack. Run a spatula or a table knife around the edge of the cake. Carefully remove cake from pan. With serrated knife, cut cake in half horizontally.

6. Spread frosting on bottom half of cake. Top with several grapefruit sections (see note). Cover with second layer of cake; then frost top and sides. Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.

Recipe note: At the Brown Derby, the cake is garnished with ultra-thin dried sweetened grapefruit slices.