Golden Chiffon Cake

By aarrington

Ingredients

• 2 C sifted flour
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 C cooking oil
• 7 unbeaten egg yolks
• 3/4 C cold water
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. orange or lemon extract
• 1 C egg whites
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well and add, in order, cooking oil, egg yolks, cold water, vanilla and lemon/orange extract. In another bowl, mix cream of tartar and egg whites. Beat very, very stiff. Fold into other batter. Bake for 55 minutes at 325° and last 5 minutes at 350° in a 10” fluted cake pan.