{"id":41120,"date":"2013-05-01T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/recipe\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-cake\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:02:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:02:45","slug":"ruby-throated-hummingbird-cake","status":"publish","type":"cuisine-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/recipe\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Throated Hummingbird Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 ½ cup flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
1\/3 cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
6 egg yolks
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple
2 tablespoon lemon juice
6 egg whites
1 pinch cream of tartar
½ cup sugar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PREPARATION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a mixer or food processor sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.  Blend in oil, egg yolks, and pineapple and lemon juice.  Mix well.  In a separate bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar until very stiff.  Fold the cake mix into the egg white mixture, stir until well blended.  Pour the mixture into an ungreased 10” tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Remove from oven and cool upside down on rack.  When cooled remove to serving plate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Filling<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

½ cup water
1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
1\/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons white rum
1 cup chopped <\/span><\/span>strawberries<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Stir cornstarch into the cold water and heat gently in saucepan until it starts to thicken.  Stir in the sugar and rum.  Beat until smooth and shiny.  Stir in the chopped strawberries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Icing<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

½ cup butter
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound confectioners’ sugar
Milk
1 medium sweet red grapefruit
Fresh flowers (rose petals-or violets)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a food processor combine butter, cream cheese, vanilla and confectioners’ sugar.  Process to a smooth spreadable paste.  Adjust the texture with a little milk if necessary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To assemble:  spoon strawberry filling into the hollow center of the cake.  Spread the icing over the cake including<\/span> the sides.  Decorate the top with grapefruit sections and flowers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"cuisine-recipe-category":[55],"cuisine-recipe-course":[],"cuisine-recipe-cuisine":[],"class_list":["post-41120","cuisine-recipe","type-cuisine-recipe","status-publish","hentry","cuisine-recipe-category-desserts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe\/41120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cuisine-recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41120"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-category?post=41120"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-course","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-course?post=41120"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-cuisine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-cuisine?post=41120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}