Good day my beautiful people! Happy Friday!
To cheer you up from this dreary weather that’s about to hit after a couple of sun shiny glorious days, here’s a recipe to a cake!
Not just any cake.
I present to you Poh’s (from Poh’s Kitchen) Orange Chiffon Cake!
Why am I sharing with you a straight cut, out of the book recipe? To prove to you that it can be done easily and to share that Poh is awesome (if you didn’t know already :)) Now join in the clan of #pohstalkers on instagram 🙂
This is a cake recipe that is so perfect that I didn’t have to make any changes to it, other than the way it was presented. Instead of using the chocolate and roasted hazelnuts that was in the recipe, I instead tried to keep to the integrity of the fruit by keeping it orange all the way through with an orange glaze and orange segments.
Poh’s Orange Chiffon Cake Recipe
Ingredients
For Orange Chiffon Cake
- 5 Egg Whites (at room temperature)
- 2.5 grams Cream of Tartar (sifted)
- 75 grams Caster Sugar
- 5 Egg Yolks
- 75 grams Caster Sugar (additional)
- 100 ml Coconut Milk
- 80 ml Vegetable Oil
- 80 ml Orange Juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest (finely grated)
- 150 gram Plain Flour (sifted)
- 7 grams Baking Powder (sifted)
For Orange Glaze & Garnish
- 160 grams Confectioners Sugar (powdered/icing sugar)
- 15-20 ml Orange Juice (freshly squeezed)
- Orange Zest (as required)
- Segmented Orange
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius (160 degrees fan forced).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Slowly add the caster sugar a little at a time and whisk until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the additional caster sugar until a pale, thick and fluffy mixture is formed.
- Add the coconut milk, vegetable oil, orange juice, zest, flour and baking powder and whisk until combined.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture.
- Pour into a 22cm Angel Cake tin (remember to not grease it. Poh also notes that you do not use a non-stick tin).
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- When the cake is out of the oven, immediately invert the tin and leave the cake in the tin to cool completely on a flat surface (this takes approximately 2 hours).
For the Orange Glaze
- Mix the sugar and the orange juice in a small mixing jug (or bowl) until a smooth pale glaze forms.
- When the cake has cooled completely, decorate by glazing the cake with the Orange Glaze, orange segments and zest.
Notes
So what do you think of my ode to Poh’s Orange Chiffon Cake? I’ve made this a few times now (mostly with the orange glaze) but with different toppings.
It definitely is a crowd favourite. I brought it into work one day and everyone commented on how light and fluffy the cake was.
Chiffon cake is lovely indeed, and Poh is certainly a star! Delicious!
I want to be like her when I grow up 😛
I love chiffon cake… and I love it in the orange flavour, too! This looks like a pretty fancy version.
Hooray for fancy!
What do I think? I think it looks absolutely divine!!! I love orange chiffon cake but never made one with icing before. Will def give this a go hehe!
Hahaha I love this version.. it’s just so fluffy!
It burns my eyes.
Hey.. I didn’t even match it with chocolate.. so at least half burn?
You are a pro! I have yet attempt a chiffon cake. I can’t even do sponge cake properly, hah!
My first one was a disaster.. now it’s getting better.. all this with my trusty hand mixer!
It looks absolutely beautiful! I’ve never cooled the cake on an even surface, I’ve always done it on a bottle of some sort. It makes sense to do it on an even space though because it will flatten. Interesting!
Ooh.. I’m so paranoid and I don’t want it to break!
An amazing cake… an amazing photo! 🙂
Aww thank you!
Thanks for sharing this cake with me, it was magnificent!
I forgot I gave you a slice of this once! Yayy!
Poh’s is the most versatile & bravest of chefs! Anyone could easily fall in love with her cooking, her genuine person and such an unassuming character!