CHIFFON CAKES WITH VIOLET DIPPING ICING
Whipped egg whites lighten the batter used to create these pretty teatime confections, baked in an oversized-muffin tin. Each cake is dipped in a boiled icing that's tinted the palest purple and perfumed with violets. Ours are served with cappuccino.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line bottoms of 6 cups of a large (1-cup) muffin tin with parchment; set aside. Whisk flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
- Whisk 1/3 cup water, the egg yolks, oil, lemon zest, and vanilla in another bowl. Whisk into flour mixture until combined.
- Put egg whites and cream of tartar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until stiff (but not dry) peaks form. Fold one-third of egg-white mixture into batter, then fold in remaining egg-white mixture. Divide evenly among prepared cups.
- Bake until golden and puffed, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely in tin on a wire rack. Run a knife around edges of cakes to loosen. Unmold; remove parchment. Dip bottom of each cake into icing, and transfer, icing sides up, to a wire rack set over parchment; let set 30 minutes. Serve garnished with candied violets.
CHIFFON CAKE
This is a favorite for children's birthday parties. Serve with fruit or decorate with Butter Cream Frosting.
Provided by Carol
Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wash a 10 inch angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free.
- Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into sifter. Sift into bowl. Make a well; add oil, egg yolks, water, vanilla, and lemon flavoring to the well in the order that is given. Set aside. Don't beat.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. Set aside.
- Using same beaters, beat egg yolk batter until smooth and light. Pour gradually over egg whites, folding in with rubber spatula. Do not stir. Pour batter into angel food tube pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes. Increase heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake 10 to 15 minutes until done. Invert pan until cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.1 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 102.4 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 303.2 mg, Sugar 21.7 g
CHIFFON ICING FOR BIRTHDAY CAKE CARRIE SHERIDAN
this is so unusual, i've only found it once at a caterer's bakery - the texture is silky and smooth and tastes only slightly chocolate-y... as kids, we used to make a batch to just eat right out of the mixing bowl!
Provided by carrie sheridan
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix together milk and flour in a small saucepan.
- Cook until thick, stirring constantly.
- Set aside to cool, covering the top with saran wrap.
- Beat together the crisco, butter, sugar and vanilla.
- Beat the first ingredients into the second until it is very light and fluffy - about 10 minutes!
- Add Hershey's cocoa, one tablespoon at a time, to taste [not more than 1/4 cup].
- Add more sugar, if desired.
- Frost birthday cake with this and refrigerate for several hours to chill thoroughly.
- Note: this frosting is best straight out of the refrigerator -- it does melt in warm weather -- but it's good No Matter WHAT!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.3, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 27.8, Sodium 93.3, Carbohydrate 24.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 20, Protein 1.4
VIOLET DIPPING ICING
Drizzle this delicately colored and scented icing over our Chiffon Cakes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes 1 1/3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring granulated sugar, milk, and butter to a boil in a medium pan over medium-high heat, whisking until smooth. Remove from heat. Let cool 10 minutes. Whisk in confectioners' sugar, salt, and violet flavoring. Tint to desired shade. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until cool and thick, about 30 minutes. Use immediately.
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