Lovelight Chocolate Chiffon Cake
- 2 large eggs separated
- 1 1/2 cups sugar divided
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 13 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk divided
- 2 ounces chocolate unsweetened unsweetened, melted
- 2 each egg whites
- 1/2 cup sugar granulated
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup corn syrup, light
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- To prepare the cake: Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy, about 2 minutes.
- Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until whites hold stiff peaks when the beaters are lifted, about 5 minutes.
- Set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl, sift together cake flour, remaining 1 cup sugar and the baking soda and salt.
- Add oil and 1/2 cup buttermilk; beat for 1 minute, constantly scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk, the egg yolks and melted chocolate.
- Beat 1 minute longer.
- Gently fold the reserved meringue into the flour-buttermilk mixture until combined (do not overmix).
- Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350F (180C) F until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove pans to wire cooling racks and let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes.
- Remove cake from pans and cool completely on racks.
- To make the frosting: In a medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff enough to hold a point when the beaters are lifted, about 4 minutes.
- Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a medium-sized, heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Cover and bring to a rolling boil over high heat.
- Uncover, and cook until the mixture measures 242 degrees on a candy thermometer.
- In a thin stream, slowly pour hot sugar syrup into the beaten egg whites.
- Continue beating until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Frost cake and serve.
eggs, sugar, cake flour, baking soda, salt, vegetable oil, buttermilk, chocolate, egg whites, sugar, water, corn syrup, vanilla
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/lovelight-chocolate-chiffon-cak-44790 (may not work)