Chiffon Cake

x 1

Dessert
Baking
Comfort Food

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour pre-sifted
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 5 egg yolks unbeaten
  • 3/4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla teaspoons
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar teaspoons

Preparation

  1. Blend flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients. Add vegetable oil, unbeaten egg yolks, water, and vanilla. Mix with a wooden spoon until smooth.
  3. Measure into a large bowl egg whites. Beat until frothy, sprinkle with cream of tartar. Continue beating until very stiff peaks form (do not underbeat).
  4. Individually fold batter into egg whites. Turn batter into a 10-inch tube pan. Cut batter with a knife to eliminate air bubbles.
  5. Bake in oven for 325 degrees for 1 hour to 1 and 1/4 hours.
  6. Invert cake immediately from oven over a bottom of glass

Orange Chiffon Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 tbsp grated orange peel

Preparation

  1. Replace 3/4 cup water with orange juice and 1/4 cup water

Lemon Chiffon Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Preparation

  1. replace vanilla for lemon rind
  2. replace 1 tbsp water with lemon juice

Spice Chiffon Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cloves

Preparation

  1. Add all to the dry ingredients