Grapefruit Butter Cake
By: Anncoo
Published: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 6:22am

Ingredients




175g Butter
4 Eggs - separated
180g Sugar
165g Self raising flour
1/4 tsp Salt
30ml Grapefruit juice
1 tbsp Orange liqueur (contreau)
*zest from 1 one grapefruit
1 tbsp Grapefruit pulp

Preparation

1 Line and grease a 7" baking pan. Pre-heat the oven 180C. 2 Sieve flour together with salt and set aside. 3 Beat butter and half of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add in yolk one at a time. Beat well after adding each one. Then add in grapefruit juice and zest, mix well. 4 Lower speed, add in flour gradually. Mix well add in grapefruit pulp, fold with a spatula and set it aside. 5 In another clean bowl, whisk egg white with the balance of sugar on high speed until soft peaks. 6 Fold in the egg whites into the butter mixture until well blended. Do not over-do it or the egg whites will deflate. 7 Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when tested. (note: covering loosely with aluminium foil after 30 minutes when the cake starts to turn brown)

About

A simple, soft butter cake but the addition of grapefruit juice, zest, pulp and orange liqueur gives the cake a mild citrus flavour. You certainly will not stop at one.

Comments:
Anncoo

Looks really soft and tempting.