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Lemon Chiffon Cake

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 125g / 4.4ozSifted cake flour
1 1/2 cups 297g / 10ozSugar
1 tablespoon 15mlBaking powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/2 cup 118mlVegetable oil
8   Eggs - separated
1/4 cup 59mlFresh lemon juice - plus
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh lemon juice
1/4 cup 59mlWater
2 1/2 tablespoons 37mlGrated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlCream of tarter
  Powdered sugar - as needed

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl. Using electric mixer at low speed, beat in vegetable oil, egg yolks, lemon juice, water and lemon peel.

Combine egg whites and cream of tartar in another large bowl. Using clean dry beaters, beat until stiff but not dry. Fold 1/4 of whites into batter to lighten. Gently fold in remaining whites.

Pour cake batter into ungreased 10-inch-diameter tube pan. Tap pan on counter or run rubber spatula through cake batter to release air pockets.

Bake cake until springy to touch, about 1 1/4 hours. Immediately invert cake in pan over neck of bottle. Cool cake completely. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Transfer cake to plate. Dust with powdered sugar.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, July 1991

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