Basic Plain Chiffon Cake

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I went through a few cookbooks on chiffon cakes as well as various recipes, and I came up with this for a moist, fluffy and foolproof chiffon cake.

The perfect meringue is glossy, fine and soft.
You can make other variations with this recipe using different liquid or dry ingredients. I use 40 g of granulated sugar for egg whites to make a constant meringue every time. Recipe by xxxBEBExxx

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 3 largeEgg yolk
  2. 20 gramsGranulated sugar
  3. 45 mlVegetable oil (not low-cal oil)
  4. 70 mlMilk
  5. 1few drops Vanilla essence
  6. 1(Vanilla bean)
  7. 70 gramsCake flour
  8. 4 largeEgg white
  9. 1 dashSalt
  10. 40 gramsGranulated sugar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift the cake flour. Heat milk until warm to touch. Preheat the oven to 170℃.

  2. 2

    Separate the egg yolks and egg whites, and keep the egg whites in the fridge. Add the granulated sugar to the egg yolks, beat with a whisk until it becomes whitish.

  3. 3

    Add the vegetable oil to Step 2 little by little while mixing well. Add the milk and vanilla essence (or vanilla beans) and mix well.

  4. 4

    Add the sifted cake flour to Step 3, mix well with the whisk.

  5. 5

    Add a small amount of salt to the egg whites. Add granulated sugar in small batches and whip. When it starts to be foamy, add the remaining granulated sugar.

  6. 6

    Make a fine and glossy meringue. Stop when the egg whites form peaks with tips that curl over when the whisk is lifted. Blend in low speed.

  7. 7

    Stir in 1 spoonful of meringue into the egg yolk batter with the whisk and blend.

  8. 8

    The meringue will dry up quickly, so keep blending with the whisk.

  9. 9

    Add half of the remaining meringue into the batter from step 7. Fold in gently with a rubber spatula.

  10. 10

    Add rest of the meringue into the mixture from Step 9 , then fold it in gently from the bottom until the egg yolk batter and egg whites are completely blended.

  11. 11

    Pour the batter from Step 10 slowly and at a constant rate into the cake tin from a height of 10 cm. Stop when it's about 80% filled.

  12. 12

    Stir about 3 times with a chopstick. Hold the sides with both hands and shake. Stick the batter to the edge of the cake tin.

  13. 13

    Bake for 20 minutes at 170℃. Then lower to 160℃ and bake for 15~20 minutes. Check with a bamboo skewer, and if it comes out clean, it's done.

  14. 14

    Turn over the cake tin immediately and let cool on a bottle. When it's slightly cooled, cover with a plastic bag to avoid drying up. Remove from the cake tin when it's completely cooled.

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