Orange Glow Chiffon Cake

Name: Orange Glow Chiffon Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 ten inch cake
Ingredients: 8 ounces cake flour; 10 1/2 ounces sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup safflower oil; 4 1/2 ounces egg yolks; 10 1/2 ounces egg whites; 3/4 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons orange zest, grated; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar

Submitted by Aunt Cookie

"This recipe is an adoptee from the RecipeZaar account, originally posted by Mean Chef. This makes a really nice cake! It is a bit labor-intensive, but the results are so good. I measured out the egg yolks/whites, and I found that I needed 9 egg whites and 8 egg yolks (extra-large eggs).I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 ten inch cake

ingredients

8 ounces cake flour
10 ¹⁄₂ ounces sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup safflower oil
4 ¹⁄₂ ounces egg yolks
10 ¹⁄₂ ounces egg whites
³⁄₄ cup orange juice
2 tablespoons orange zest, grated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons cream of tartar

directions

Preheat oven to 325.
Need ungreased 10" tube pan.
In mixer combine flour, all but 2 tbl of the sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Mix for 1 minute.
Add oil, egg yolks, orange juice, zest and vanilla.
Beat 1 minute until very smooth.
In another bowl beat egg whites until frothy, add cream of tartar, beat to soft peaks.
Beat in remaining 2 tbl sugar and beat to stiff peaks.
Gently fold whites into batter with a balloon whisk until just blended.
Pour into tube pan, run metal spatula through batter to prevent air pockets and bake for about 55 minutes.
Invert over bottle to cool completely.
Unmold.
Remove from pan.
I normally glaze the cake with powdered sugar mixed with orange juice or orange juice concentrate.
Mix enough juice into sifted powdered sugar so that it is barely pourable.
Drizzle over cake so that it covers the top and runs down the sides.
This cake freezes beautifully (unglazed).

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Reviews

Mean Chef this HAS to go into my "keepers". What a wonderful cake. This one I think I would maybe make 2 and freeze one. Followed to the T.... and plan on making this for Thanksgiving next year to to take to VA, with me. I know for a fact my 2 sister in laws will devour it and want the recipe. Thanks Mean Chef :)

Shirl J 831

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Aunt Cookie

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I wandered onto Recipezaar less than a year ago, looking for a lentil soup recipe. I'm pretty sure I haven't left the computer since then...I've been completely sucked in by this site! Of course, I do take the occasional break to actually cook the recipes I find. When I'm not at my computer or in the kitchen, I'm working toward my PhD in clinical psychology from Kent State. I also work as a therapist at the campus clinic, teach a class (Social Psychology this semester), and work as a research assistant. I'm a little bit busy. I do usually find time every day to cook something for myself with the help of this site, and to exercise (to counteract the effects of the great recipes I find here). I don't have much time in my life for hobbies at the moment (sigh), but I seem to recall that I used to like reading, going to see musical performances, and watching movies. I still do my best to travel as much as possible. My sister, Kate, my boyfriend, Jake, and my friend, Kris, are my favorite travel partners. Kate and I go on an "eatacation" every year. The picture above is (from left) Andrea, me, and Kris, on our first annual Tacky Tourist Weekend.

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