Orange Chiffon Cake With Orange Zest Icing Recipes

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, orange juice, oil and orange zest; add to dry ingredients. Beat until well blended. , In another large bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into orange mixture. , Gently spoon batter into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on the lowest rack at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely. Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a serving plate. , For glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan; add remaining glaze ingredients. Stir until smooth. Pour over top of cake, allowing it to drizzle down sides.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup sugar. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add oil, egg yolks, orange zest and juice, and 1/4 cup cold water; whisk batter until smooth.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Using a flexible spatula, gently fold half of egg-white mixture into batter. Fold in remaining egg-white mixture just until combined (do not overmix).
• Pour batter into a 10-inch footed angel food cake pan with a removable bottom; bake until a cake tester inserted near center of cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven; invert, still in pan, onto a baking sheet. Let cool completely. Run a sharp knife around edges to release cake. Serve topped with whipped cream and candied zest, if desired.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º Fahrenheit.
• Separate the eggs, putting the egg yolks in one bowl and egg whites in another. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix together the egg YOLKS, water, oil, orange zest and vanilla.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until well combined.
• Add the cream of tartar to the egg whites. Using a stand mixer, beat until the peaks are stiff. (This took about 4 minutes in a stand mixer.)
• Gently fold the egg white mixture into the batter until combined. Batter will be very light and fluffy.
• Pour into an ungreased tube pan (with a removable bottom) and bake on the lowest rack for 50 minutes, or until top springs back when touched.
• Immediately invert the pan and let it rest upside down on three glasses.
• Allow the cake to cool upside down completely, then slide a knife around the sides and center of the pan to loosen the cake.
• Remove the cake to a plate.
• To make the orange glaze, whisk together the sugar, orange zest and orange juice. Add ½ to 1 tablespoon of heavy cream if the glaze is still too thick.
• Drizzle the cake with the orange glaze.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE WITH ORANGE ZEST ICING

Steps:

• For the meringue: In a clean bowl, whip the Egg (8) Whites until foamy for about 2-3 minutes.
• Slowly beat in the Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) and continue beating until stiff peaks have formed and the meringue looks silky for about 7-8 minutes. A standing electric mixer with the whip attachment works best! Set aside until needed.
• For the cake: Sift the Cake Flour (2 1/4 cup). Combine with the Baking Powder (1 tablespoon), Salt (1 teaspoon), and Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) and sift once more. Make a well in the center for the wet ingredients.
• In a separate bowl mix the Orange Juice (1/2 cup) Water (1/4 cup), Orange (1 tablespoon), Vegetable Oil (1/2 cup), Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon) and Egg (6) Yolks. Pour into the "well" and whisk until no longer lumpy and smooth.
• Fold in 1/3 of the meringue with a rubber spatula. Fold in the remaining meringue, one third at a time. Fold until the batter has completely combined, making sure there is no visible meringue.
• Lightly grease and flour a bundt or tube pan. Add the batter to the pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Invert pan over a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cool upside down until the pan is cool to the touch. Remove from pan and top with icing.
• For the icing: Combine Powdered Confectioners Sugar (2 1/4 cup), Vanilla Extract (2 teaspoon), Butter (2 tablespoon) , Light Cream (1/4 cup) and Orange (1 tablespoon) together and mix until smooth. If needed, add two more tablespoons of heavy cream.
• Pour over the cake allowing to drip all over the sides. Garnish with extra orange zest if desired.
• Dig in and enjoy!

SUNSHINE CHIFFON CAKE WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Sift the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder,salt together in a large bowl.
• Making a well in the center of the flour mixture.add the oil, egg yolks, 3/4 cup of the orange juice and 2 tablespoons of the zest.
• Whisk until creamy and set aside.
• In the mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the batter just until combined. There will be some flecks of flour; do not stir or over mix.
• Pour into 10" tube pan and bake for 55 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 and continue to bake until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes clean; about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Invert pan and cool completely.
• Unmold cake by running a knife around the pan sides.
• Frosting;.
• Combine the butter, cream and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoon of orange juice and 1 tablespoon zest in a mixing bowl .
• Add the powdered sugar gradually using the mixer setting on medium until frosting is fluffy.Add additional cream if needed to adjust frosting consistency.
• Frost cake. Decorating suggestion: Roll out gumdrops for flower petals and pipe stems with decorator frosting.