Grapefruit Cupcakes

What You'll Need...
1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon grapefruit zest
4 tablespoons grapefruit juice
3 egg yolks
3 eggs whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Make It...
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl mix together all wet ingredients, milk, oil, zest, grapefruit juice and egg yolks. Add to dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar separately until barely stiff. Gradually fold egg whites into flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just blended. Do not stir.
Pour into cupcake cups. Fill to the top since this mixture doesn't expand that much.
Bake for about 18 minutes. Let cool on cake rack.

Grapefruit Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting

What You'll Need...

1 cup shortening

1/2 (6 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla 

3 tablespoons grapefruit juice

1 teaspoon grapefruit zest

5 cups powdered sugar

Beat shortening and cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla, grapefruit juice and zest. Gradually add sugar until well blended. Add milk if it needs thinned or add more powdered sugar if you need it thicker. 

And enjoy on your grapefruit cupcakes! So delicious!!!!

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