Light As Air Chiffon Cake Recipes

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F). Position the oven rack on the lowest in the oven.
• Have a 24-cm (10-inch) chiffon tube pan ready. DO NOT GREASE.
• Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate, large mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the orange juice, lemon juice, orange zest, lemon zest, and oil, with a whisk until until well combined.
• Add the sifted flour mixture in 2 additions. Stir with a whisk until all the flour is incorporated and no streaks of flour are visible. The mixture should be thick, smooth and free of lumps.
• Fit an electric mixer with a whisk attachment. In a dry, grease-free mixer bowl, pour in egg whites and sprinkle cream of tartar (or tip in 2 tsp lemon juice).
• Whisk on medium speed (speed 4 on my Kitchen Aid). When the egg whites become frothy, add sugar bit by bit in a steady stream. Whip until stiff peaks form. This may take 5 to 7 minutes, depending on your mixer and speed.
• Add ⅓ of meringue (whipped egg whites with sugar) to the batter. Fold in gently with a whisk until well incorporated.
• Add another ⅓ of the meringue and again, fold in gently.
• Add the remaining meringue and fold in gently. The final batter should feel light, and have no visible streaks of meringue.
• Pour into the chiffon tube pan from one place, and let the batter spread to fill the pan. Smooth and level the surface.
• Gently run a bamboo skewer or spatula in an 'S' motion throughout the batter to reduce large air pockets. Give the pan a few taps on the counter top to minimise air pockets.
• Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until done. DO NOT open the oven door. Only do so about 5 minutes before the end of baking, to test if done. The cake is done when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Note: A bit of cracking on the surface of the cake as it bakes is perfectly alright!
• Immediately invert the pan over a bottle neck once it is removed from the oven. Allow it to 'hang' until completely cooled.
• To release the cake, run an offset spatula gently around the sides of the pan, pressing against the pan as much as possible.
• Then invert the pan again so that the bottom is now facing up. Gently tap or push the pan's base to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Then run the spatula around the base to release the funnel.
• Chiffon cake is served 'upside-down'.

VANILLA CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. For a traditional chiffon cake, use an ungreased 10" tube pan. If you want to make a layer cake line two 8" cake pans with parchment paper or butter and flour the bottom of the pans only.
• Combine the oil, egg yolks, water and vanilla in a mixer bowl. Mix on medium speed until well combined.
• Sift the flour with 1 cup of the sugar, the baking powder and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to yolk mixture. Whip on high speed for 1 minute, then set aside
• Whip the egg whites on medium speed to soft peak. Gradually add the remaining ½ cup sugar, increase the speed to medium high and whip to full peak. Fold the whites into the yolk mixture in three increments.
• If making a layer cake, divide the batter between the two pans. If you're using a tube pan, pour all the batter into the pan. Bake until the middle of the cake springs back with lightly pressed, 30-35 minutes for the layers or about 50-60 minutes for the tube pan.
• Cool the cake completely in the pan.

VANILLA CHIFFON CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Make a well and add the egg yolks, vegetable oil, water, and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add in the cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• Using the same beaters, beat the egg yolk batter. Scrape the bowl as needed. Beat until combined and smooth.
• Fold in 1/4 of the egg whites into the egg yolk batter to lighten it up. Then gently fold in the rest of the egg whites in two equal parts until no white streaks remain.
• Pour into an ungreased 10″ tube pan with removable bottom. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The top should be golden brown and spring back when lightly pressed.
• Let cool completely upside down. Unmold and serve. Slice using a serrated knife.

VANILLA ROSE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• You will need at 23 cm (9 ¼ inch) angel food cake tin with extended feet and removable base for this recipe. Do not grease or line your tin.
• Pre-heat oven 160°C (325°F). 21cm 8.5inches
• Using a stand mixer whisk egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Gradually add ½ cup of the caster sugar, continue to whisk until mixture is stiff and glossy. Set bowl aside.
• In a separate bowl beat egg yolks, oil, milk and vanilla until pale yellow. Sift in flour and baking powder, then add sugar and salt. Continue beating until well combined at a medium speed.
• Remove bowl from stand mixer and fold through 1/3 egg white mixture. Once incorporated gently fold through remaining egg white mixture until just combined. Don't over mix.
• Pour batter in to an ungreased angel food cake pan. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.
• After 50 minutes turn up the heat of the oven to 180°C (350°F) for an additional 15 minutes. Cake is cooked when you gently press it in the middle with a finger and it springs back.
• Once out of the oven turn cake tin over and allow to cool completely upside down.
• Once cool turn cake pan back over and run a sharp thin knife around the outside edges of the tin and then around the central tube. From underneath gently push the cake out from the bottom, it will still be attached to the removable base. Once removed from the tin, gently remove cake from base again using the sharp knife.
• The top of the cake when cooking becomes the base of your cake for decorating and serving. This is how you get that perfectly flat top. If your cake hasn't risen evenly, you may wish to trim it slightly so it sits level.
• Drizzle icing over the top of the cake and decorate with rose petals if desired.
• To make icing: Sift icing sugar in to a medium bowl. Add rose water and 2 tablespoons of water. Icing should be the consistency of runny honey, add a little more water at a time if needed to achieve this.
• Cooking Tip: Don't open the oven door for the firs 45 minutes of cooking to ensure the cake rises.

LIGHT AS AIR CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Separate the eggs carefully; even a small mount of yolk in the whites will prevent them from beating up properly.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup of sugar and contine beating until stiff and glossy. Set aside.
• Whisk together the remaining 1 cup sugar with the flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the oil, milk, egg yolks and flavorings until pale yellow. Add the dry ingredients and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes at medium speed using a mixer, or longer by hand.
• Gently fold in the whipped egg whites, using a wire whip or cake blender. Be sure to scrap the bottom of the bowl so the batter is well-blended.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan or angel food pan, or two 9-inch round ungreased cake pans.
• Bake the cake in a preheated 325 degree oven. If it's in a tube or angel food pan, bake it for 50 minutes, then turn up the heat to 350 for the final 10 minutes, making a total baking time of 1 hour. If you're using two 9-inch pans, bake for about 40 minutes at 325, then 10 minutes more at 350.
• NOTE: Don't open the oven during the first 45 minutes of baking; the cake will rise high above the pan, then settle back almost even.
• It's done when a finger gently pressed in the middle doesn't leave a print, and you can hear a crackling sound if you listen carefully.
• Cool the cake upside down for 1/2 hour before removing it from the pan.
• If you've used a tube pan, set it atop a thin-necked bottle, theading the bottle neck through the hole in the tube.
• NOTE: Dip a serrated knife in hot water between each slive if you want smooth, even pieces.