lemon chiffon cake
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This is a very light, but rich cake. It's very versatile as you do not have to stick to using lemon if you do not wish. Pretty much any citrus fruit will yield a yummy cake. I found this recipe in a magazine and found it has quite a history. It was first developed in 1927 by an insurance salesman, Harry Baker, in Los Angeles. He only made this cake upon request and kept the ingredients secret for 20 years.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For lemon chiffon cake
- LEMON CHIFFON CAKE
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2 call-purpose flour
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1 1/2 cgranulated sugar
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3 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 cvegetable oil
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7 lgegg yolks
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7 lgegg whites
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3/4 ccold water
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2 tspgrated lemon peel
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1/2 tspcream of tartar
- LEMON BUTTER FROSTING
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1/3 cbutter, room temperature
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3 cpowdered sugar
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1/2 tspgrated lemon peel
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3-5 Tbspfresh lemon juice
How To Make lemon chiffon cake
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1For the cake, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
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2Make a well and add in order: oil, egg yolks, water, lemon peel, and vanilla extract. Beat with a spoon until smooth.
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3Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large mixing bowl on high until stiff peaks form.
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4Pour about 1/4 of the egg yolk mixture at a time over the beaten egg whites. Gently fold in by cutting down through the center of the whites, along the bottom and up the side, until mixtures are blended.
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5Pour mixture into a lightly greased tube or Bundt pan.
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6Bake until the top springs back when lightly touched.
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7Turn the pan upside down while the cake cools. Once cooled, remove from pan and make the frosting.
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8For the lemon butter frosting, mix softened butter and powdered sugar.
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9Then beat in the grated lemon peel and lemon juice until it is at a spreading consistency.
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10Frost the cooled cake.
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