Grapefruit Cake

Ingredients

190 gr sifted cake flour
150 gr sugar
7 gr baking powder
3 gr salt
60 ml water
60 ml oil
3 eggs
45 ml grapefruit juice
3 gr lemon peel
1 ml cream of tartar
170 ml cream cheese
10 ml lemon juice
150 gr sifted powdered sugar
8 food color
1 grapefruit
1 grapefruit sections

Instructions

Sift together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl. Make well in center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and half teaspoon 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 23 cm springform pan and bake at 180ÂșC 30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger. Invert onto rack and cool thoroughly. To make frosting, beat cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice and 1 teaspoon peel. Gradually blend in powdered sugar and beat until well blended. Stir in food color. Crush enough grapefruit sections to measure 2 teaspoons and blend into frosting. Loosen edges of cake carefully and remove from pan. With serrated knife cut cake crosswise to make two layers. Fill with part of frosting and some of grapefruit sections. Spread top and sides of cake with frosting and decorate with remaining fruit sections.