Fluffy, soft and light chiffon cake rich with coffee aroma and flavour not forgetting the kahlua liqueur and this is so perfect to serve with a cup of piping hot coffee.
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Total Time 55 minutesmins
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine International
Difficulty Easy
Servings 6
Ingredients
4egg yolks - used 60g egg with shell
60gcaster sugar
50mlhot milk
2tbspinstant coffee granules
1/2tbspKahlua liqueuer
1/2tspvanilla extract
40mlcorn oil
60gcake flour/plain flour
20gcorn flour (starch)
1tbspcocoa powder
Meringue
4egg whites
50gcaster sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven temperature to 160 deg C. Sift cake flour, corn flour and cocoa powder into a bowl, mix well and set aside.
Heat up milk to a boil, add instant coffee and stir well and leave to cool. Then mix with kahlua liqueuer and vanilla extract.
Combine egg yolks and sugar in another bowl, mix well with a hand whisk. Add coffee mixture, mix well followed by corn oil and blend well. Sieve in flour mixture again and stir well till combined.
Make meringue - Beat egg whites until foamy with an electric mixer. Add sugar in 3 separate rounds beat until egg whites are glossy, with stiff peaks.
Fold ⅓ of egg whites into the coffee batter with a rubber spatula. Then pour in the remaining egg whites, gently fold the mixture until just combined.
Pour batter in a 17cm chiffon pan and bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes. Invert the cake pan immediately on a wire rack to cool completely before removing the cake from pan.
Notes
Please keep in mind that all ovens temperature and baking time varies**You can add 1 teaspoon of coffee paste instead if you don't want use kahlua liqueur