1/2 cup cup butter softened at room temperature
2 cups white granulated sugar
2 eggs large
1 teasppon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon freshly grated grapefruit zest
1 cup grapefruit juice
1 cup crushed (finely grated) grapefruit no pith, no peel
3 cups cake flour sifted
2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
METHOD FOR MAKING THE CUPCAKES
PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F OR 180 Degrees C.Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.In a bowl Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. set aside.
Take another large bowl,with an electric beat cream the butter and sugar together till light and fluffy.now add in the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Stir in the vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of crushed grapefruit and beat well again with the beater on low speed. now Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the grapefruit juice.Mix well till all ingredients are well blended into a smooth batter.Pour batter into prepared cupcake pans.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
Let cakes cool in the oven for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack to cool completely.
GRAPEFRUIT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
2 small packages of cream cheese softened room temperature
3 Tablespoons of grapefruit juice
1 tsp grapefruit zest
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
pink grapefruit sections (for garnish)
METHOD FOR THE FROSTING
In a large bowl with an electric beater on medium speed cream beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Now mix in the grapefruit juice and grapefruit zest and beat well again.Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat well with the beater until well blended. Spread the frosting on top of the cupcake and garnish with the pink grapefruit sections
