- Description:
- Orange Chiffon Cake
- Source:
- Sue B
- Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups (525 ml) cake flour
- 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) white sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
- 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
- 5 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup (175 ml) orange juice
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) grated orange rind
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 cup (225 ml) egg whites, room temperature
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml) cream of tartar
- Preparation
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees (175 C.) F.
- Wash angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together into bowl.
- Make a well in center. Put egg yolks, cooking oil, orange juice, orange rind, and vanilla into well. Set aside. Don't beat yet.
- In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in mixing bowl until very stiff. Set aside.
- Using same beaters, beat egg yolk-flour mixture until smooth.
- Gently fold 1/4 at a time into egg whites.
- Pour batter into ungreased 10 inch angel food tube pan.
- Bake in oven for 60 to 70 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
- Invert pan until cake has cooled.
- Remove from pan.
- Serve plain or frost with Orange Icing.
- Makes 1 - 10 inch tube pan
- Comments
- This is a very good cake, and a large cake at that.
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