Cocoa Chiffon Cake
"This was my mothers recipe and I have no idea where she got it. Anyway, it is a very light and moist one layer cake which adapts to a lot of different toppings - your choice. Very important that you use an 8" square deep tin totally free of grease and follow directions exactly as written. Baking time given is approximate so please check after 20 mins. Oven 350"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup water, boiling
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa, good quality important
- 1 cup cake flour (sifted before measuring)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 egg yolks
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
directions
- Stir cocoa and boiling water until smooth - cool.
- Sift dry ingredients.
- Add egg yolks, cooled cocoa mixture and vanilla.
- Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until they hold soft peaks.
- Fold in gently.
- When baked cool (turned upsidedown and balanced on 2 tins so that surface does not touch the rack).
- Ease cake out of tin after it has completely cooled.
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This is a wonderful site. Must say this before I start. I was born in Northern Ireland and came to Canada in 1956. I started baking at a very early age and my mother was always supportive (even tho she probably did not have time). By the time I was 12 I was competing in local fairs and won quite a few ribbons. Later in my teens I added cooking (French style) to my hobbies and still prefer this style of cooking. Now we spend 6 months of the year in Southern Portugal and have learned a lot about the Portuguese cuisine. Do prefer the Norhern Portugal type of cooking, but they have the most wonderful bread in the world. I have one daughter who trained as a French chef and worked in that field for several years. Since then she has gone on to other things.
<br>I don't have a favorite cookbook because I have too many to choose from. Since having the internet at my fingertips I have certainly expanded my recipe collections. I do take pride in serving good meals even for just the 2 of us. Luckily I have a husband who is a great taster and willing to try just about anything.
<br>My pet peeve is to be served food on a cold plate in a restaurant. This is an absolute no-no as far as my husband and I are concerned.
