Here’s a light and airy Chiffon Cake recipe—soft, fluffy, and perfect for dessert or tea time 🍰☁️
🍰 Classic Chiffon Cake
🧾 Ingredients (makes 1 9-inch cake)
Dry ingredients:
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar (divided: 1¼ cup for batter, ¼ cup for egg whites)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Wet ingredients:
- 7 large egg yolks
- ¾ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 tbsp lemon juice or zest for flavor
Egg whites:
- 7 large egg whites
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Do not grease the pan—this helps the cake rise properly.
2. Prepare dry and wet ingredients
- In a bowl, sift together flour, 1¼ cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk egg yolks, water, oil, vanilla, and lemon if using.
- Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry until smooth.
3. Whip egg whites
- In a clean bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add remaining ¼ cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
4. Fold in egg whites
- Gently fold egg whites into the batter in batches, preserving airiness.
5. Bake
- Pour batter into an ungreased 9-inch tube pan.
- Bake 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Invert pan immediately and let cool completely (this prevents collapse).
6. Serve
- Run a knife around the edges and center tube to remove cake.
- Serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or with fruit and whipped cream.
💡 Tips
- Airy texture: Folding egg whites gently is key to keeping the cake light.
- No grease: Chiffon cakes need ungreased pans to “climb” the sides while baking.
- Flavor variations: Orange zest, cocoa powder, or coffee can be added for different flavors.
🍽️ Variations
- Chocolate chiffon: Replace ¼ cup flour with cocoa powder.
- Lemon chiffon: Add 2–3 tsp lemon zest and a few tbsp juice.
- Coffee chiffon: Dissolve 1–2 tbsp instant coffee in water used for the batter.
I can also give a quick 30-minute chiffon cake in a regular round pan version that’s extra moist and fluffy without needing a tube pan 🍰✨.
Do you want me to do that?
