Recipe: Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting

Hello Dee,

Here's the recipe!

Betsy

Author: David C. Barber
Date: 1995/05/31
Forums: rec.arts.disney

I got this recipe out of a southern California newspaper eons ago and it was either the original recipe or a copycat of the cake from the original Brown Derby restaurant. Happy baking! - Becky

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Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake

1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup oil
3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
cream cheese frosting (below)

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl. Make well in center and add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and lemon zest. 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 9 inch springform pan and bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger. Invert onto rack and cool thoroughly. Loosen edges of cake carefully and remove cake from pan. With serrated knife cut cake crosswise to make 2 layers.

Reserve few grapefruit sections for garnish. Fill center with part of cream cheese frosting and grapefruit sections. Spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting and decorate with remaining fruit sections. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 (3-oz each) packages cream cheese
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
6 to 8 drops yellow food color, optional
2 teaspoons grapefruit juice

Soften cream cheese at room temperature. Beat until fluffy. Add lemon juice and zest. Gradually blend in sugar and beat until well blended. Add color and grapefruit juice.