2 1/4 c Cake flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1/2 c Lemon juice
1/4 c Water
6 lg Eggs, separated
Zest of one lemon,
Finely minced
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
Lemon Glaze (opt. see recipe
Shreds of lemon zest
For garnish (optional)
COMMENTS: As the name implies, a chiffon cake is a light, high cake –
actually a hybrid of an angle and butter cake. Serve this cake plain, with
lemon curd, with whipped cream or with a nest of strawberries in the
center. Lightly grease a 10-inch tube or bundt cake pan. Preheat oven to
325’F. Sift together the cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a
large bowl. Make a well in the center and add oil, lemon juice, water, egg
yolks and lemon zest. Beat until smooth. Beat egg whites until foamy, then
dust with cream of tartar. Beat until the whites are stiff and
glossy-looking. Stir 1/4 of the beaten egg whites into the cake batter.
Gently fold in the remaining egg whites. Pour into prepared tube or bundt
pan. Bake about 55 minutes in preheated oven until cake tests done. Remove
from oven and invert pan. Let cake cool this way for about 1 hour. To
loosen the cake for serving , run a knife around the edges. Unmold on to
serving plate and glaze, if desired, then garnish with shreds of lemon
zest. LEMON GLAZE: Combine two cups sifted icing sugar and three
tablespoons of fresh lemon juice to make a thin glaze.
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Yields
12 Servings