Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon Cake 桂花奇异籽戚风蛋糕
I love osmanthus and the scent is so soothing. I’m sure you can tell that I love osmanthus very much as I’ve shared my osmanthus recipes with you before. So today, I’m sharing this Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon Cake with you. This recipe is similar to my Earl Grey Tea Chiffon cake but with a little adjustment on the flour and I changed the sugar to osmanthus sugar syrup (store bought). I’ve also added 2 tablespoons black chia seeds for some crunch. Overall this chiffon cake is perfect with a hint of osmanthus fragrance, and soft, cottony texture. I even baked a second one the next day.
Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon Cake 桂花奇异籽戚风蛋糕
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Author: Ann Low
Serves: 5-6 servings
Ingredients
- 60g Plain flour
- 2 tbsp Black chia seeds
- 3 Egg yolks (large egg - 70g each)
- 1½tbsp Osmanthus sugar syrup or honey
- 50g Corn oil
- 80ml Hot water
- 2 heapful tbsp Dried osmanthus flower
Meringue - 60g Sugar
- ¾ tbsp Corn flour (7g)
- 3 Egg whites
Instructions
- Boil 100ml water together with 2 tbsp dried osmanthus flower, off heat. Cover and leave to cool. Strain dried osmanthus flower through a fine sieve and measure osmanthus liquid to 80ml.
- Sieve flour twice and mix well with chia seeds. Combine egg yolks and osmanthus sugar syrup in a bowl and mix well with a hand whisk. Combine osmanthus liquid and oil together. Blend well with the egg mixture. Add flour mixture and mix well.
- Make meringue - Combine sugar and corn flour. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add half the sugar and flour mixture and continue beating for a few minutes, then add remaining sugar and flour mixture and beat until egg whites are glossy, with stiff peaks.
- Fold meringue to the egg yolk mixture in 3 batches with a rubber spatula. Pour batter evenly into 20cm ungreased chiffon cake pan. Gently bang the pan on the table top to release air bubbles. (My cake was little too flat because I used a 21cm size pan)
- Place cake pan in the pre-heated oven 170C and bake for about 40-45 minutes.
- When cake is done, remove from oven and turn the pan over. Remove the cake from pan after cooling.
- 桂花奇异籽戚风蛋糕
- 材料：
- 60克普通面粉
- 2汤匙 黑奇异籽 （可不放）
- 3个 蛋黄 （全蛋一个约70克）
- 1.5汤匙 糖桂花或蜂蜜
- 50克 玉米油
- 80毫升 热水
- 2大汤匙 干桂花
- 蛋白霜
- 60克 细砂糖
- 3/4汤匙 玉米粉 （7克）
- 3个 蛋白
- 做法：
- 用100克清水和2汤匙干桂花煮沸，熄火。盖上盖待凉后过滤，量出80毫升桂花水，备用。
- 面粉过筛两次后和黑奇异籽混匀。用打蛋器把蛋黄及糖桂花拌匀。将桂花水和玉米油混合均匀，倒入蛋糊里，搅匀。跟着把粉类加入，拌匀至滑。
- 将细砂糖与玉米粉混合均匀。用搅拌机把蛋白打至大起泡，糖类分3次加入，打至硬性泡。
- 取出1/3的蛋白霜与面糊翻拌均匀，再倒入剩余的蛋白霜，用橡胶刮刀轻轻翻拌均匀即可。倒入一个20cm戚风烤盘。轻轻把气泡敲出。（我用的是21cm，所以我的蛋糕有点矮）
- 把烤盘放入预热烤箱倒数第二层，烤约45分钟。
- 烤好后的蛋糕从烤箱里取出，立即倒扣直到冷却后脱模即可享用。
- **蛋糕带有淡淡的桂花气香，感觉很舒服。蛋糕很松软, 加了黑奇异籽有点咬劲。口感真的很不错！
I’m linking this post to Bake Along and this week’s theme is Chiffon Cakes
jointly hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours, Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Lena of Frozen Wings
jointly hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours, Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Lena of Frozen Wings
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morning ann! sorry for coming by late to view your pretty chiffon cake, Just got back from a short getaway. i see that you really have good ideas with osmanthus ..and talking abt earl grey, i'm curious about earl grey chiffon cake too. Thx so much for linking your chiffon cake with us, appreciate very much!
Ann, the cake looks so elegant with the Osmanthus flowers, so nice.
This Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon looks so soft & moist. Mmmm…maybe I hadnt tried Osmanthus before.. 😛 One slice pls… if there is still any left for me???
I love your osmanthus series… Now I have more use for my leftover flowers
Hi ann, how to prepare the osmanthus sugar syrupHuiqi
Hi Hui Kee, Better buy a bottle of osmanthus sugar syrup than homemade. If you don't have the sugar syrup, can use 20g sugar instead.
The fragrance smell of this osmanthus chiffon cake led me to your house….knock knock, I'm here for tea! 😉
Hi Ann, think I'll just help myself with a slice of your perfectly baked Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon Cake ^-^ thank you 🙂
Sure, Karen 🙂
What a classy and beautiful chiffon cake! Lovely Ann!
HI Anni love osmanthus but i don't have the sugar syrup. if i use normal sugar, what is the qty and will it affect the taste? thksoctopusmum
Hi Octopusmum, No problem, just use 20g of sugar. If you want a strong taste of osmanthus, use 3 tbsp of dried osmanthus flower to boil with water.
wow, thanks for the quick reply.. will make it this weekend:)octopusmum
Great idea in adding chia seeds to the chiffon cake. I still have a big jar of osmanthus in my pantry. Don't really know what to do with it as my husband is not a fan of it 🙁
The fragrance of the osmanthus must be so lovely, and the crunch of chia seeds lift the chiffon to the next level. Thanks for sharing, Ann.
Hi Ann. haven't come to try Chiffon cake with this flavour cos' yet to get the Osmanthus and Chia Seeds. Must at fast. Your cake looks so good. Bookmarked.
有桂花点缀,戚风都变高贵了。很美
Wow, a very unique flavor and it looks beautiful!
What a beautiful cake Ann, I only can imagine the taste of it…the texture of this chiffon cake is just perfect.Have a great week 😀
Hi Ann,Lovely chiffon cake! I have never tried one with osmanthus before, and can almost smell the wonderful fragrance of your cake! Adding chia seeds makes it even healthier with an interesting texture. Thank you for sharing your lovely cake with Bake-Along!
Hi Ann,Clearly, I can see that you can appreciate the beauty of osmanthus and best of all, you make osmanthus shine too!Your osmanthus chia seed chiffon cake seems to be irresistible combination.Zoe
Hi Ann,
I’m keen to bake this cake and my chifforn pan is 20cm but the eggs I have is 60gm (with shell). In this case, can I use 4eggs, do i need the adjust the quantities of all ingredients ?
Hi Ivy, Is ok to use 4 eggs if the eggs are smaller. No need to adjust other ingredients.
Thank u.. I give it a try.. : )
那天看到就喜欢,无奈就一直进不到来留言。今天总算通过其他网友的部落跑进来了。我想告诉你,蛋糕做得漂亮极了!
Aunty Young, 不好意思喔。。。你昨晚进不来是我的网页的问题。是我不小心把其中一个button弄错了。现在问题以解决了 :D谢谢你的留言 🙂 ~~
What a lovely cake! I'm not familiar with osmanthus and would love to know what it smells and looks like. All of you osmanthus dessert look delicious. Wish the computer screen were scratch and sniff. 🙂
Hi Ann, Where can we buy osmanthus syrup in spore? Thanks
The osmanthus syrup is availabe at Kwong Cheong Thye and Yue Hua Emporium.
This is a very unusual combo. Thanks for sharing …. great clicks!
Hi Ann, I love this combination of chiffon cake that you baked. The aroma must be very fragrant.
Ann,这个蛋糕好美!吃了肯定会有好心情!呵呵!桂花的香我也很喜欢,加了奇异籽口感更棒!mui
I only have osmanthus sugar syrup! Can I omit the dried osmanthus flowers? Or should I add more syrup? Thank you! And tried a few of your chiffon cakes and they turn out so well! 🙂
Hi Kings, Sorry for the late reply. The flavour of osmanthus sugar syrup is not as strong as the dried flowers. Adding more syrup will be too sweet to the cake. Therefore is better to use the dried flowers than adding the syrup.
很香的戚风蛋糕。。。^^
Hi Ann, I love the look of this floral chiffon cake, I believe I still have a packet of osmanthus flowers in my cabinet which I can use…:D
Hi Jeannie, Have a try. Is nice ~~
真的,撒上了桂花,看起来很养眼
这蛋糕肯定是有很清新的桂花香,emm…
Awesome combination of flavours, Ann. I have lots of osmanthus in the pantry and should bake a chiffon for myself too. Good work, Ann.
Hi Angie, Haven't see you bake cakes for a long time. Hope to yours soon 🙂
这蛋糕撒上干桂花, 增添了几分的色彩!
闻到桂花香。。。我来咯!
Ann, that's a lovely chiffon cake! Something really different for me as I only know two types – pandan and chocolate. Wish I could taste a slice of your beautiful Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon!
Phong Hong, Can you get dried osmanthus flowers in Malaysia?
Must be very aromatic.
Thank you 🙂
Ann,我也很爱桂花,这个桂花戚风,一定不能错过谢谢分享!
I can already imagine the fragrance this chiffon gives out. Sure will be good with a cup of tea.
I only have osmanthus sugar syrup! Can I omit the dried osmanthus flowers? Or should I add more syrup? Thank you! And tried a few of your chiffon cakes and they turn out so well! 🙂
Hi Kings, Sorry for the late reply. The flavour of osmanthus sugar syrup is not as strong as the dried flowers. Adding more syrup will be too sweet to the cake. Therefore is better to use the dried flowers than adding the syrup.
Hi Ann,
I’m keen to bake this cake and my chifforn pan is 20cm but the eggs I have is 60gm (with shell). In this case, can I use 4eggs, do i need the adjust the quantities of all ingredients ?
Hi Ivy, Is ok to use 4 eggs if the eggs are smaller. No need to adjust other ingredients.
Thank u.. I give it a try.. : )
Hi Ann,
Where can we buy osmanthus syrup in spore? Thanks
The osmanthus syrup is availabe at Kwong Cheong Thye and Yue Hua Emporium.
Ann,
这个蛋糕好美！吃了肯定会有好心情！呵呵！
桂花的香我也很喜欢，加了奇异籽口感更棒！
mui
Hi Ann, I love this combination of chiffon cake that you baked. The aroma must be very fragrant.
What a lovely cake! I'm not familiar with osmanthus and would love to know what it smells and looks like. All of you osmanthus dessert look delicious. Wish the computer screen were scratch and sniff. 🙂
那天看到就喜欢，无奈就一直进不到来留言。
今天总算通过其他网友的部落跑进来了。
我想告诉你，蛋糕做得漂亮极了！
Aunty Young, 不好意思喔。。。你昨晚进不来是我的网页的问题。是我不小心把其中一个button弄错了。现在问题以解决了 😀
谢谢你的留言 🙂 ~~
morning ann! sorry for coming by late to view your pretty chiffon cake, Just got back from a short getaway. i see that you really have good ideas with osmanthus ..and talking abt earl grey, i'm curious about earl grey chiffon cake too. Thx so much for linking your chiffon cake with us, appreciate very much!
This is a very unusual combo. Thanks for sharing …. great clicks!
I love your osmanthus series… Now I have more use for my leftover flowers
Ann, the cake looks so elegant with the Osmanthus flowers, so nice.
This Osmanthus Chia Seed Chiffon looks so soft & moist. Mmmm…maybe I hadnt tried Osmanthus before.. 😛 One slice pls… if there is still any left for me???
Wow, a very unique flavor and it looks beautiful!
HI Ann
i love osmanthus but i don't have the sugar syrup. if i use normal sugar, what is the qty and will it affect the taste? thks
octopusmum
Hi Octopusmum, No problem, just use 20g of sugar. If you want a strong taste of osmanthus, use 3 tbsp of dried osmanthus flower to boil with water.
wow, thanks for the quick reply.. will make it this weekend:)
octopusmum
Hi ann, how to prepare the osmanthus sugar syrup
Huiqi
Hi Hui Kee, Better buy a bottle of osmanthus sugar syrup than homemade. If you don't have the sugar syrup, can use 20g sugar instead.