Chocolate Chiffon Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1. Cake flour 70g
2. Cocoa powder 30g
3. Egg x5
4. Milk 120g
5. Sugar 75g
6. Vegetable oil 75g
7. Vinegar 10g

Equipments

1. Oven (preheat at 160, water bath)
2. Cake mould 7-inch

Time

1 hour

Steps

1. Separate egg whites and yolks.
2. [Batter] Mix cocoa powder with oil.
3. [Batter] Cook with low heat until fragrant.
4. [Batter[ Mix in cake flour.
5. [Batter] Add and mix egg yolks and milk.
6. [Meringue] Add vinegar into egg whites.
7. [Meringue] Beat egg whites till firm peaks.
8. Mix meringue into the batter.
9. Pour into cake mould.
10. Cover with aluminium foil.
11. Bake for 60 minutes at 150 degree.
12. Remove aluminium foil.
13. Bake for 20 minutes at 150 degree.
14. Place it upside-down to cool.

Personal Notes

1. Water bath technique stabilizes oven temperature, and thus prevents cracks forming in the center.
2. Cocoa powder replaces 30% of the cake flour from the basic recipe.
3. Cocoa powder requires more liquid hence increases milk quantity.

References

小高姐 - 巧克力戚风蛋糕