Chiffon Cake Recipe for Easter 2024: The crumb of my light, melt-in-your-mouth soft and springy chiffon cake recipe is delicate without being crumbly. It takes some technique, but nothing that you can’t manage if you carefully read the instructions.
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Chiffon Cake Recipe For Easter 2024
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Ingredients
Chiffon Cake
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- 2 ¼ cups (250 g) cake flour
- 1 ¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar divided
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- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 6 large eggs whites and yolks separated
- ½ cup (118 ml) canola oil
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- 1 cup (236 ml) orange juice may substitute milk or water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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- ¼ teaspoon almond extract optional
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
Glaze (optional)
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- ½ cup (113 g) salted butter, melted
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons of orange juice or milk, as needed
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Instructions
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- Set oven temperature to 325F/165C.
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- Mix together flour, baking powder, ¼ cup (250g) granulated sugar, and salt in a big bowl.
Cake flour (2 ¼ cups, 250 g), granulated sugar (1 ¾ cups, 350 g), baking powder (2 teaspoons), and salt (1 teaspoon)
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- Egg yolks, canola oil, extracts, and orange juice (or milk or water) should all be put in a separate basin. Beat vigorously until the mixture is smooth and thoroughly mixed.
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- Two tablespoons of almond extract, one cup (236 ml) of orange juice, six big eggs, and ½ cup (118 ml) of canola oil
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- When adding the egg yolk combination to the flour mixture, whisk everything together until everything is well incorporated.
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- Mix the cream of tartar and egg whites in a large, separate, dry, and fully grease- and moisture-free bowl. Beat on medium speed in an electric mixer until frothy. One Tablespoon at a time, add the
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- remaining ½ cup (100g) of granulated sugar, increasing the mixer speed to medium-high and mixing for ten seconds after each addition. One-half tsp. cream of tartar
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- Turn the mixer up to high and beat the egg white mixture until it gets glossy and thick and stiff peaks form.
- After adding the egg yolk mixture to the egg whites, gently fold the ingredients together with a spatula until the batter is smooth and well mixed.
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- Fill a tube pan that hasn’t been oiled evenly. After moving to the center rack of the oven set at 325°F (165°C), bake for 50–55 minutes, or until any surface cracks become dry.
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- Take out of the oven and quickly turn over onto a bottle or can.
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- When the cake is entirely cool, run a knife around the interior of the pan to remove it, and then invert it onto a serving rack. Before serving, drizzle with glaze if desired.
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Apply glaze
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- In a big basin, mix powdered sugar and melted butter. Blend until a smooth consistency is achieved. The mixture will be stiff. Slowly add 2 Tablespoons of orange juice (or milk), adding more as necessary to achieve a creamy glaze that falls from the whisk with ease.
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- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) of powdered sugar, ½ cup (113 g) salted butter, and 2-4 tablespoons of milk or orange juice
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- Over the cooled cake, evenly pour. Before slicing and serving, let the glaze set (approximately 30 minutes, but this can vary depending on your glaze’s precise thickness).
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Nutrition
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- Serving: 1 slice (with glaze) | Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated
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- Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g; Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans
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- Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 124 mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Vitamin C: 10 mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
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FAQs AND QUESTIONs
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Why did my chiffon cake fall out of the pan?
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- Unfortunately, once the cake is flipped, it may fall out of the pan if you did not grease it or if it was not baked through. Additionally, I advise against using tube pans with the side prongs designed to invert the pan without a can or bottle.
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- Unfortunately, once inverted, these prongs will sometimes pull the pan’s sides away from the center, which can lead to the cake falling out of the pan. I suggest inverting your pan on a can or bottle even if it has prongs.
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Why is my chiffon cake dense?
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- A chiffon cake should not be as dense as, say, a pound cake, even though it is denser than an angel food cake. If yours come out dense or dry, it’s either because you overmixed the batter after adding the egg whites, or you didn’t whip them to stiff peaks. Your cake will probably be dense if you deflate your egg whites.
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