{"id":32462,"date":"2013-02-15T00:09:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T08:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=32462"},"modified":"2013-02-15T00:09:31","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T08:09:31","slug":"todays-recipe-sour-cream-grapefruit-teacup-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/32462","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Recipe: Grapefruit Teacup Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-41666 aligncenter\" alt=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-15443\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-15443.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>GRAPEFRUIT TEACUP CAKES<br \/>\nPREP TIME: 20 MINUTES<br \/>\nCOOK TIME: 35-40 MINUTES<br \/>\nMAKES: 6 SERVINGS<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd\u00a0\u00a0 cup butter, softened<br \/>\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0cup sugar<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0eggs<br \/>\n1 \u00a0\u00a0 large grapefruit<br \/>\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0cup sour cream<br \/>\n1\u00be cup flour<br \/>\n\u00bc\u00a0\u00a0 t baking soda<br \/>\n\u00bc\u00a0\u00a0 t salt<\/p>\n<p>Icing<br \/>\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0T sour cream<br \/>\n\u00be\u00a0\u00a0 cup powdered sugar<br \/>\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0T grapefruit juice<\/p>\n<p>1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. In a medium bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition.<br \/>\n2. Juice the grapefruit and measure out \u00bd a cup of juice (reserve another 1 T for the icing). In a small bowl, whisk together the \u00bd cup of grapefruit juice and the sour cream.<br \/>\n3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.<br \/>\n4. Alternate adding the flour and sour cream mixtures to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.<br \/>\n5. Lightly butter 6-8 oz oven-safe teacups and divide batter evenly between them. Place teacups on a cookie sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<br \/>\n6. For the icing, combine sour cream, powdered sugar and grapefruit juice in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth. Pour over the cakes and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Gather ingredients. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32468\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5132\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5132.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"436\" \/><br \/>\nAdd \u00bd cup of softened butter to a medium bowl or stand mixer and 1 cup of sugar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32469\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5137\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5137.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cream the butter and sugar together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32472\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5149\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5149.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"508\" \/><br \/>\nAdd one egg, blend well. Add one more egg and blend well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32474\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5155\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5155.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juice the grapefruit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32476\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5184\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5184.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"408\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32479\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5209\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5209.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"517\" \/><br \/>\nMeasure out \u00bd cup of juice (reserve another 1 T for icing).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32481\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5211\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5211.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"488\" \/><br \/>\nIn add \u00bd cup of grapefruit juice to a small bowl.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32483\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5229\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5229.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"494\" \/><br \/>\nAdd 1 cup of sour cream.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32485\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5242\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5242.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"468\" \/><br \/>\nWhisk grapefruit juice and sour cream together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32487\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5259\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5259.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"509\" \/><br \/>\nAdd \u00bc t of baking soda to 1\u00be cups of flour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32489\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5272\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5272.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"476\" \/><br \/>\nAdd \u00bc t of salt. Stir to combine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32491\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5283\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5283.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Begin alternately adding the flour and grapefruit juice mixtures to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32494\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5302\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5302.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"484\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32496\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5318\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5318.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"475\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32497\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5323\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5323.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"476\" \/><br \/>\nLightly butter six 8-oz oven-safe teacups.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32499\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5333\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5333.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"482\" \/><br \/>\nDivide the batter evenly between them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32503\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5387\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5387.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"436\" \/><br \/>\nPlace oven-safe teacups on a cookie sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Gather ingredients for the icing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32505\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5398\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5398.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"348\" \/><br \/>\nAdd 1 T of sour cream to a small bowl.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32506\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5405\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5405.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"429\" \/><br \/>\nAdd \u00be cup of powdered sugar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32507\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5411\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5411.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"475\" \/><br \/>\nAdd 1 T of grapefruit juice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32509\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5416\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5416.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"465\" \/><br \/>\nWhisk until smooth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-32511\" title=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5431\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-5431.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pour over the cakes or, add a dollop of whip cream, and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-41667 aligncenter\" alt=\"growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-15510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/growing_jane-grapefruit_teacup_cake-15510.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/32462\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[239,395],"class_list":["post-32462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-growing_jane","tag-dessert","tag-growing-jane-good-eats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}