1 February 2015

Chocolate Chiffon Cake



This my favorite recipe of a fluffy, spongy and delicious chiffon cake with mild taste of cocoa powder that is just enough to satisfy a chocoholic aka me.




[Adapted and slightly modified from youtube channel ShirleyKhng]

Prep time: 20-30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes

Level: Intermediate

Ingredients: 
(A)
• 3 egg yolks
• 35g sugar
• 1 tbs oil
• 80g milk
• 1 dash vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 ½ tbs cocoa powder
• 50g self rising flour
• ¼ tsp baking soda

(B)
• 3 egg whites
• 35g sugar

Directions: 
1. Preheat oven to 165∘C.
2. Separate the eggs.
3. In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients in (A). Sift in the remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. In another bowl, whip the egg whites until glossy. Add in the remaining ingredient of (B) in two batches and whip until stiff peaks form.
5. Combine batter (A) and batter (B) in 2-3 batches just until no white patches visible. DO NOT over mix it. 
6. Pour the batter into a cake tin and bake for about 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted the middle comes out clean. 
7. Once its finished baking, invert the cake tin and let the cake cool completely. 
8. Remove the cake from the cake tin and enjoy! 

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