Friday, August 03, 2007

Pandan chiffon cake

My mum used to bake chiffon cake when I was little.
I remembered that she used to bake with a tube pan.
The tube in the center of the pan lets the hot air circulate
so the heat can reach the center of the cake.
We had to invert the cake immediately to keeps the cake
from shrinking.But I like to use round pan cuz it's look more presentable.
Recipe
Ingredients

5 Egg yolks
70g All purpose flour
35g Castor sugar
50ml Corn oil
30ml Coconut milk
2tsp Green food coloring

5 Egg whites
35g Castor sugar
1/2 tsp Cream of tartar

Method
(1)Sift dry ingredients.
(2)Mix egg yolk and sugar in a mixing bowl beat till pale(Make sure the color is pale) in colour.
(3)Add green food coloring.
(4)Then put the oil into the mixture and beat well.
(5)Slowly add the dry ingredients into the mixture.
(6)Gradually add in coconut milk into the mixture.
(7)Set aside the cream mixture and beat the egg whites and sugar till stiff. (Don't over beat)
(8)Combine into the cream mixture slowly and beat by beat.
(9)Bake for 25-30minutes at 350F.
Recipe for plain chiffon cake
Ingredients
5 Egg yolks(Large)
70g All purpose flour
35g Castor sugar
70ml Corn oil
5 Egg whites(Large)
35g Castor sugar
1/2 tsp Cream of tartar
Method
(1)Sift dry ingredients.
(2)Mix egg yolk and sugar in a mixing bowl beat till pale in colour.
(3)Then put the oil into the mixture and beat well.
(4)Slowly add the dry ingredients into the mixture.
(5)Set aside the cream mixture and beat the egg whites and sugar till stiff. (Don't over beat)
(6)Combine into the cream mixture and bake for 25-30minutes.

2 comments:

WendyinKK said...

Did u invert the cake after removing from oven?
Did u line ur cake pan?

Cos I am curious cos if u line ur pan when u invert it, didn't it fall down? And if u didn't invert it, didn't the cake shrink?

Unknown said...

If you use the correct method to beat and folding the egg whites in the batter,the cake won't sink.If you mess up the beating and folding,no matter you invert the cake or not it will sink eventually.No,I did invert the cake right after removing from the oven but if i use the tubepan,I will invert a sponge the cake.:)If you want to take the cake out from the pan make sure it is completely cool and tab every side of the pan.Never use non stick baking pan.!!