ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Ingredients:

Flour                                   56gm

Sugar                                  75gm

Baking powder                 2.5gm

Salt                                      1gm

Oil                                        27gm

Egg yolk                               32.5gm

Egg white                             75gm

Orange zest                       6gm

Orange juice                      45gm

Vanilla                                 1 tsp

Method :

• Take half of the sugar and rub the freshly grated orange zest in it, till the sugar gets moist.

• In another bowl combine the egg yolk, half part of sugar rubbed with orange zest  and vanilla and whip this mixture till frothy.

• Add the orange juice and whip again.

• Mix the baking powder and the salt to the flour  and add this one spoon at a time to the egg mixture.

• Mix at lower speed and then add oil into the mixture and emulsify the batter.

• In another bowl, start whipping the egg whites till foamy.

• Add the remaining sugar gradually and make smooth and soft peak meringue.

• Then combine half part of egg yolk mixture and egg white mixture. Now repeat and incorporate the 2 batters completely.

• Pour the batter in a round tin (6 inches) and bake it at 160 degree for 30 min.

• Once the cake is completely baked, turn the cake pan upside down to avoid sinking the cake from middle.

• Let it cool completely.

• TO SERVE:  Dust the cake with powdered sugar and decorate with oranges.

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