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6-Inch Simple Chiffon Cake

6-Inch Simple Chiffon Cake

A homemade recipe for 6-Inch Simple Chiffon Cake, combining egg, low-gluten flour and corn oil; baked until light, fluffy and golden. A great choice for family gatherings or a weekend treat.

Instructions

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    Prepare the above ingredients.

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    Separate the egg whites and yolks, and freeze the egg whites for 15 minutes.

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    Corn oil with pure milk.

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    Stir and emulsify.

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    Add cake flour.

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    Stir evenly in a cross shape.

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    Add the egg yolk and continue stirring in a Z-shaped motion.

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    Stir until it reaches a batter-like consistency, at this point you can preheat the oven to 130 degrees for 10 minutes.

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    Add 3 grams of lemon juice to the frozen egg whites, then add 38 grams of granulated sugar in three separate portions.

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    First, use medium-high speed until obvious patterns appear.

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    Add corn starch last.

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    Then shift down to a low gear until it reaches a state with small upright sharp angles.

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    Take 1/3 of the egg white mixture and fold it evenly into the egg yolk mixture.

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    Fold it back into the egg white mixture until evenly combined.

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    Pour into the mold and shake out the air bubbles.

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    Place it in the lower layer of the oven.

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    Bake in a conventional oven with top and bottom heat at 125°C for 35 minutes, then switch to 150°C and bake for 25 minutes.

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    The cake is starting to rise.

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    If you find it expanding too quickly, you can lower the temperature a bit.

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    After baking, the chiffon cake is inverted onto a cooling rack.

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    It is normal for the cake to shrink.

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    Shrinkage and cracking are normal, no need to worry.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Egg
    3 piece
  • low-gluten flour
    45g
  • Milk
    35g

Seasonings

  • Corn oil
    30g
  • white sugar
    38g
  • Cornstarch
    10g
  • Lemon juice
    3g