Orange Chiffon Cake 1964
- 2 14 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 12 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup canola oil
- 5 egg yolks, unbeaten
- 14 cup cold water
- 12 cup fresh orange juice
- 14 cup poppy seed (soaked in the orange juice) (optional)
- grated rind of one orange
- 12 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup egg white
- Measure sifted cake flour to make 2 1/4 cups.
- Sift the flour now with 1 cup of the sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Make a well.
- in a bowl.
- Add the oil, yolks, water juice and rind along with the seeds
- Most of the time when I know I am making this cake I soak my seeds in the orange juice and water the night before, just to soften a little.
- Of course the poppyseeds are optional in the recipe.
- Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Beat whites in a seperate bowl with cream of tartar until foamy and lightl peaks.
- Add the last 1/2 cup sugar gradually beating to stiff peaks.
- Fold with whisk into the batter.
- Blending but not deflating.
- Pour into ungreased tube pan.
- Bake 325 for 50- 55 minutes.
- Test.
- Reove from oven and let stand one to two minutes.
- Turn onto wire parchment lined rack to cool completely upside down still in pan.
- Cool completely, run a knife around outer edges and now remove from pan.
- Frost when cool with desired frosting or glaze.
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cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, canola oil, egg yolks, cold water, orange juice, orange juice, orange, cream of tartar, egg white
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-chiffon-cake-1964-356872 (may not work)