King Arthur Flour's Tropical Chiffon Cake
- 2 cups King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup (8) egg yolks
- 1 cup (8) egg whites
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- Rind of one orange, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- Sift together flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Make a well and add oil, egg yolks, orange rind and orange juice.
- Beat until satiny smooth.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff peaks form.
- Pour batter over egg whites and fold in gently.
- Add coconut and fold in.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes in a 10-inch ungreased tube pan.
- When baked, cool completely, with pan upside-down over a large soda bottle.
- Gently loosen cake from tube and sides of pan with a spatula or knife.
- Sift confectioner's sugar over cake.
arthur unbleached, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, egg yolks, egg whites, orange juice, orange, cream of tartar, coconut
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6246 (may not work)