Ambrosia Chiffon Cake

Name: Ambrosia Chiffon Cake
Ingredients: ½ c. salad oil; 1 tsp. salt; 5 egg yolks; ¼ c. water; ½ c. orange juice; 1 c. egg whites (8 or 9 eggs); 1 tblsp. grated orange peel; ½ tsp. cream of tartar; Orange Satin Frosting; 1 c. flaked coconut; 2¼ c. sifted cake flour; 1¼ c. sugar; 1 tblsp. baking powder

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Light as an angel cake, rich and luscious as your best butter cakes. Be sure eggs are at room temperature

Ingredients

2¼ c. sifted cake flour
1¼ c. sugar
1 tblsp.

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Sift flour with 1 c. sugar, baking powder and salt
Measure into mixing bowl egg yolks, oil, water, orange juice and peel. Add sifted dry ingredients. Beat until smooth, about ½ minute at low speed of mixer, or 75 strokes by hand.
Add cream of tartar to egg whites. Beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining ½ c. sugar, beating until mixture stan