Orange Chiffon Cake

Name: Orange Chiffon Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c all purpose flour; 1 1/2 c sugar; 3 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 7 large eggs,separated; 1/2 c orange juice; 1/2 c vegetable oil; 1/4 c water; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 2 tsp grated lemon peel; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; ICING; 1/2 c confectioners sugar; 2 Tbsp shortening, butter flavor; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 can(s) crushed pineapple, well drained, 8oz

By Zelda Hopkins
@Zelda51

I got this recipe from a cookbook of Taste of Home a long time ago. Its a very light cake and it goes with about any meal. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

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Serves:

Serves 10

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

2 c

all purpose flour
1 1/2 c

sugar
3 tsp

baking powder
1/4 tsp

salt
7 large

eggs,separated
1/2 c

orange juice
1/2 c

vegetable oil
1/4 c

water
2 tsp

vanilla extract
1 Tbsp

grated orange peel
2 tsp

grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp

cream of tartar
ICING
1/2 c

confectioners sugar
2 Tbsp

shortening, butter flavor
1 Tbsp

butter
1 can(s)

crushed pineapple, well drained, 8oz
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How to Make Orange Chiffon Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl; make a well in the center. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Beat in the orange juice,oil, water, vanilla, and orange and lemon peels. Pour into well in dry ingredients; beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. In a mixing bowl, Beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat untl stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into batter.
Transfer to an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert cake; cool completely. Loosen cake from sides of pan; remove cake and place on a serving platter.
For Icing, combine the confectioners sugar, Shortening, and butter until smooth. Spread over top of cake. Spoon pineapple over Icing.

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