ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

BY SALLY CAMACHO MUELLER

Number of servings

Orange chiffon cake Ingredients

  • 1.66 cup cake flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 5 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 0.66 cup vegetable oil, plus two tbsp.
  • 7 eggs
  • 2 cups fresh Sunkist® Valencia orange juice
  • 2 Sunkist® Valencia oranges (Zest from)
  • 1.5 tsp. cream of tartar

Icing Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp. fresh Sunkist® Valencia orange juice
  • 2 Sunkist® Valencia oranges, sliced

PREP TIME

PREPARATION: 20 minutes

BAKING: 35 – 45 minutes

Orange chiffon cake

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chiffon molds in the oven to heat.
  2. Sift cake flour, ½ cup granulated sugar, baking powder, and sea salt.
  3. In a pot, boil orange juice and reduce to equal ½ cup of liquid. Allow to cool to room temperature.
  4. Combine and whisk in a bowl the vegetable oil, reduced orange juice, zest, and egg yolks. Set aside egg whites for later use.
  5. Mix in all sifted ingredients and whisk until there are no lumps.
  6. Using an electric mixer, whisk egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Slowly rain in the remaining ½ cup of granulated sugar. Whisk on high until you get a medium stiff peak. When lifting the whisk, the whites should curve over and have a glossy look.
  7. Fold one third of the whites into the yolk orange base with a rubber spatula. Once that is combined, fold another third of the whites into the base. Before that is fully combined, fold the remaining whites into the base. Fold until the mixture is homogenous.
  8. Take the hot chiffon pans from the oven and fill the pans two thirds of the way full. Return back into the preheated oven to bake for 35-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  9. Allow cake to cool to room temperature and then remove by inverting the pan and firmly tapping out the cake from the pan.
  10. Serve slices of cake topped with icing and peeled and cut orange slices.

Icing

Directions

  1. Combine the powdered sugar and orange juice in a mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix to smooth. Use more juice if you prefer to have the icing a little runny.
  2. Pour icing over the cake and allow icing to drizzle over the sides.
  3. Decorate with sliced oranges around cake.