Disney Grapefruit Cake Recipes

FRESH GRAPEFRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and grapefruit zest. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the grapefruit juice and milk. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

DISNEY GRAPEFRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large mixing bowl.
• Make a well in center of dry ingredients.
• Add water, vegetable oil, eggs, grapefruit juice and lemon rind.
• Beat until smooth.
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
• Gently fold egg whites into cake batter.
• Pour into an ungreased 10 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• When cool, slice cake in half horizontally.
• Frost.
• Beat cheese until fluffy.
• Add lemon juice and rind.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until blended; add food coloring. Add reserved 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and blend.
• Divide frosting in half and add roughly chopped grapefruit sections to one half.
• Spread this mixture on bottom half of cake.
• Top with several grapefruit sections.
• Cover with other cake layer and frost remainder of cake.
• Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.

GRAPEFRUIT CAKE FROM HOLLYWOOD BROWN DURBY IN HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS - DISNEY RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Grapefruit Cake Preheat oven to 350º F. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into mixing bowl. Make a well (figuratively not literally) in center of dry ingredients. Add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice, and lemon rind. Beat until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar separately, until whites are stiff but not dry. Gradually fold egg whites into the cake batter, folding gently with a rubber spatula until just blended. Do not stir the mixture. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch cake pan. Bake at 350º degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger. Invert pan on cake rack until cool. Run spatula around edge of cake. Carefully remove from pan. With a serrated knife, gently cut layer in half. Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting Let cream cheese soften at room temperature. Beat cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice and rind. Gradually blend in sugar. Beat until well blended. Add food coloring. Add reserved grapefruit and blend into frosting. Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls. Roughly chop 2/3 of the grapefruit sections and add them to half the frosting. Spread this mixture on the bottom half of cake. Top with several grapefruit sections. Cover with second layer of cake. Frost top and sides. Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.