Chiffon Cake -"Golden" or "Tropical"

By mariannefeldman

Ingredients

• for Tropical Chiffon Cake:
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup oil
• 5 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup egg whites (about 8)
• use 3/4 cup orange juice instead of water, 1 tsp grated orange peel or 2 tsp grated lemon peel, leave out vanilla extrac
• Can fold in 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut at end
• Bake 55 mins
• Note: 1 cup cake flour = 1 cup - 2tbs all purpose flour

Preparation

Step 1

Sift 1st 4 ingred together, add next 5, beat til satin smooth

Add cream of tartar to egg whites, beat til very stiff peaks

Pour batter over egg whites in thin stream & fold in

Bake in ungreased tube pan, invert to cool