Coconut Chiffon Cake
- 1 cup egg white (6 - 7 large)
- 2 cups sifted cake flour (sift before measuring)
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 6 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons coconut extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Let egg whites warm to room temperature in large mixing bowl.
- Sift and measure flour; mix with sugar, baking powder and salt into another large bowl. Make well in center.
- Add, in order, oil, egg yolks, water, and the coconut and vanilla extracts; beat with a spoon or on low speed of mixer until smooth.
- Stir in coconut.
- Beat egg whites at high speed with cream of tartar until stiff high peaks form when beater is slowly raised.
- With whisk or rubber spatula, using an under-and-over motion, gently fold egg yolk mixture and flaked coconut into egg whites just to blend.
- Pour into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake 50 - 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.
- Invert cake (over long neck bottle); let cool completely-about 1-1/2 hours.
- Carefully loosen cake from pan and remove.
- Serve plain or sprinkle lightly with confectioner's sugar.
- Enjoy!
egg white, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, egg yolks, water, coconut, vanilla, cream of tartar, coconut
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-chiffon-cake-245495 (may not work)