Hi, I've tried to bake Chiffon Cake but every time after I bake it, it would turns out a little crumple due to the over softness of it. Furthermore, it turns out that my cake is too moisture inside when I cut the cake into half. Any opinions are welcome. Can anyone advice me on this? Thanks a lot.
Chin , have you ever tried the Friberg recipe ? It is like a no-fail chiffon cake.
Chiffon - Friberg
2/3 vegetable oil
8 egg yolks
1 cup water (room temp)
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
14 ounces (400g) cake flour
14 ounces sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 egg whites
Prep cake pans.
Whip the vegetable oil and the egg yolks together until combined. Stir in the water and vanilla extract.
Sift together the cake flour , one third of the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt. Stir this into the egg yolk mixture, then whip at high speed for 1 minute, reserve.
Whip the egg whites to a foam. Gradually add the remaining sugar and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold the meringue into the reserved batter. Divide the batter between pans.
Bake at 375F for approximately 25 minutes or until the cakes springs back when pressed in center.
Invert the pans on a rack, allow the cakes to cool before unmolding
Thanks for the information which you have given me. No I haven't tried yet. There are a few recipes for Chiffon Cake Making, each of them are quite similar though.
Can I ask, regarding the cooling part, would it be alright if I invert the cake on the rack and let it cool for about 1- 2 mins after which I proceed on to removing the
cake from the tin to prevent it form deflating?
As for the moisture, my friend said maybe it is due to too much oil and milk involve and little four used. Does it matter or would it help if I reduce the amount of
I've tried the recipe and follow the method which you've told me. I met a small issue. My Chiffon is a little moist in the inner centre of the cake, why is that so? Is it normal for Chiffon to be in this state after baking?
If you are using the Friberg recipe, 2 cakes , 10 x 2 inches (25 x 5 cm)
Yes, in fact its a good sign .
Moist = good
Wet = Not good
Petals.
ps. When your cake is about done (according to baking time) , insert a clean toothpick in the middle, if it comes out clean, it is done. If it comes out with cake mixture on it , bake for another ten minutes, test.
Petals, above is my chiffon cake. Do you think it's ok? The toothpick comes out clean when I poke it in the middle of the cake and pull it out, it comes out clean but the color is somehow darker in the inner centre of the cake.
Do you have email? Is it possible if I send you the photos of my chiffon cake so that you would have a clearer picture of whether my cake is ok or not?
Oh Mei, I will send it to you in a pm , but I fear you are being too hard on yourself.
I look forward to seeing the photo, but I am sure they are good enough to post here.
Petals.
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