Light As a Feather Cake
My mom cut this recipe out from the Honolulu Star Bulletin in the early 70's. It was our family's absolute favorite cake - a moist, lemony chiffon that always came out perfect. Then she misplaced the recipe sometime in the 90's and I thought it was lost forever. In a bit of serendipity, my best friend from elementary school got my address a couple of months ago and we started corresponding. I mentioned the recipe to her (even she remembered the cake after all these years!) and lamented that I doubted I'd ever find it again. Well, guess what? My mom had given her mom the recipe when we were kids, and she still had it! I was so happy I could have hugged my friend - if she didn't live 2000 miles away! I'm posting this here so I'll never, ever lose it again. Note: Thanks to **Tinkerbell** for …
Ingredients
12 serv.Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Separate eggs, placing whites in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle cream of tartar on egg whites and beat on high until soft peaks form.
- 2
Slowly add in 1/2 cup of the sugar until whites are stiff but not dry.
- 3
In a medium sized bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together.
- 4
Make a well in the sifted ingredients and add oil, egg yolks, water, and extract. Beat until smooth.
- 5
Fold egg yolk mixture gradually into beaten egg whites. Pour batter into ungreased angel food cake pan.
- 6
Bake at 350F for 45 min or until cake is golden and springs back when touched.with a finger. Cool upside down by balancing the inside ring of the pan on a bottle or funnel (if your pan doesn't have cooling legs).
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