This Haw Flakes Chiffon Cake is not only pillowy soft and airy, it also paired with a sweet and tangy taste of the haw flakes crumbs perfectly.
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 55 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course Snack
Difficulty Easy
Servings 0
Ingredients
4egg yolks - 65g with shell
50gfresh milk
50gcorn oil
1tsplemon juice
60gcake flour or plain flour
1tbspcorn starch
70ghaw flakes - blend to fine
Meringue
4egg whites
1/2tsplemon juice
70gcaster sugar
Instructions
Combine oil and milk together, blend well to emulsified stage. Then add lemon juice and stir well.
Sieve cake flour and corn starch together into step 1 together with haw flake crumbs. Stir well mixture to a thick batter. Add egg yolks, mix well and set aside.
Make meringue - Beat egg whites and lemon juice until foamy. Add sugar mixture in 3 separate rounds beat until egg whites are glossy, with stiff peaks.
Fold 1/3 of meringue into egg yolk batter, mix well to smooth. Then pour it back to the remaining meringue and fold well with hand whisk or a rubber spatula.
Pour batter into a 7 inch round removable base pan. Gently drop pan twice on table top to release air bubbles.
Bake in lower second rack with a bowl of water (so that the cake will become more tender and moist ) in the preheated oven 150 degrees C for about 50-55 minutes.
When cake is done, remove from oven and turn the pan over to cool down completely.
Notes
Please keep in mind that all oven temperatures and baking time varies.