Crown Chiffon Cake

Ingredients
Group A
40g butter
45g any desired syrup (mango, orange juice, sweet corn etc.)

Group B
4 egg yolks
70g cake flour

Group C
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
50g caster sugar
1 tsp corn flour

Directions

• prepare 6" x 3" round mould with removable bottom (do not use non-stick, don't grease or put parchment paper)
• pre-heat oven to 180°C top heat only!
• in a stainless steel bowl, heat Group A together using low fire till butter melted and it is evenly mixed with the syrup
• remove from fire and sift cake flour into it and mix with a whisk in a round motion till smooth
• add in the egg yolks and mix again... put aside
• in a mixer with balloon whisk, beat the egg whites till bubbly then add in the cream of tartar
• once fine bubble is formed, add in sugar + corn flour mixture (in 3 batches) till stiff peak is formed
• scoop a portion of egg whites meringue and slowly whisked till even in the egg yolk batter
• once smooth, pour the yolk mixture to the egg whites and fold till everything is smooth
• pour into a cake mold and use stick to run through batter to remove air bubbles
• bake for 5-10min at 180°C till top is light golden and remove from oven
• use a knife and cut slightly on the top surface making 6 even cuts for the crown to form
• immediately put back in the oven lowering the temp to 170°C top and bottom heat and bake for another 35-40min
• cake is fully baked when skewer comes out clean
• remove from oven, bang on the table few times to loosen the cake... and leave it upside down to cool for 1 hour 
• remove from the mould gently and enjoy the fluffy cake!

Foodnote: Recipe is from here. It looks so nice so I just have to try and bake this. I just use the mould that I have and the crown didn't rise as much. I also use orange juice ahahah. Anyway... the most tricky part about this cake is to turn it upside down to cool. I drop it a few times :(( but it still tasted good lah. Will bake another one and hope it turns up nicer hehe.

Chocolate Chiffon

Ingredients of Part A
Group 1
108g egg yolks (6 nos large eggs)
120ml milk
75ml oil
30g castor sugar

Group 2 (sift together)
120g cake flour (I use Hong Kong flour)
30g cocoa powder (I use Valrhorna)
3g baking powder
3g baking soda
4g salt

Ingredients for Part B
Group 3
228 egg whites
90g castor sugar
3g cream of tartar

Directions

Part A

• in a large mixing bowl add egg yolks, milk and sugar and use hand whisk till fully combined
• pour in oil and mix again using zig zag motion
• add in Group 2 in batches and mix till well incorporated and batter is creamy flowy

Part B

• in a mixer with balloon whisk attachment, whisk in eggs white till frothy before adding in cream of tartar
• whisk till soft peak and gradually add in caster sugar
• increase speed (KA4) and whisk till firm peak

Final Steps

• add 1/3 of egg whites meringue into Part A mixture with hand whisk to lighten the batter
• add another 1/3 mixture till fully combined
• lastly add the final portion and whisk till fully combined before switching to spatula to scoop up from bottom to fold up until no streaks of Part A batter can be seen
• fill in 3/4 of chiffon pan (23cm) and use a skewer to run around through the batter to remove anyair bubbles
• bake at 160°C for at least 40-50min
• remove from oven and turn it upside down on a rack to cool down
• once cooled, use a sharp knife to release the edges and inner ring through pulling motion
• remove from pan and use the knife again to releave the cake from the base of the pan
• ready to serve!!

Foodnote: I usually like the normal pandan chiffon cake but fell in love with this one! It is so soft and the taste is oh so awesome. We even eat it with chocolate ganache... oooh la la... Thank you Chef Susan for this recipe. Hope to attend her bread class next?

So I tried to make this chiffon cake on 12 Sep 2020 and it was a success!! I followed Chef Low advise to use Hong Kong flour instead. Turns out very nice and this really gives me more confidence to bake more chiffon cake woohoo... 

Pandan Chiffon Cake

(Measurement for single 18cm portion. Double portion for 23-25cm chiffon pan)
Ingredients Part A
Group 1
140g egg yolk (8 large eggs)
120g coconut milk
8g kopoe kopoe pandan paste
80g vegetable oil

Group 2
140g sifted cake flour
5g salt

Ingredients Part B
Group 3
210g egg whites
140g castor sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Directions
Part A

• in a big bowl combine egg yolk with coconut milk to prevent hydration while preparing other ingredients
• whisk Group 1 centre to side till completely mixed adding oil last
• add Group 2 and whisk till batter is smooth and no lumps
• once mixture is creamy and flowy, put it aside to prepare Part B

Part B

• using a mixer with balloon whisk attachment, whisk egg whites until frothy before adding in cream of tartar and whisk till soft peak
• gradually add in the castor sugar and then whisk on higher speed (KA8 -10) till firm peak

Final Steps

• scoop 1/3 of egg whites meringue into Part A and fold in till fully combined making sure to scrap the bottom of the bowl
• fold in the rest of the egg whites in 2 more batches
• fill in 3/4 of chiffon pan and use a skewer to run around through the batter to remove any air bubbles
• bake at 160°C for 40min to 1hr till skewer comes clean from center of cake
• remove from oven and turn it upside down on a rack to cool down
• once cooled, use a sharp knife to release the edges and inner ring through pulling motion
• remove from pan and use the knife again to releave the cake from the base of the pan
• ready to serve!!

Foodnote: Glad that I now can make my own chiffon cake weeee.... I also discovered from FB similar technique of baking that produces super soft spongy cake. Will definitely be trying those recipes. I am so happy and looking forward to more bakes this year!

Today 19 September 2020, I finally tried to make pandan chiffon cake at home. I feel more confident after the success of making chocolate chiffon cake by substituting the flour. Since I still have hong kong flour, I use it for pandan chiffon too. The cake become so fluffy that it cracked hehe. But texture and form is very satisfying. Will definitely be trying to make other flavor of chiffon. Feeling satisfied and glad that I take the Basic Cake course yippee....