Yogurt Chiffon Cake 酸奶戚风蛋糕

【Yogurt Chiffon Cake】
by MaomaoMom

My family loves chiffon cakes because they taste so light and moist. Chiffon cakes go well with many fruit flavours. This time I tried adding fruit yogurt and it turned out great. Enjoy!

Meal type: dessert
Prepare time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 37 minutes
Level: Medium
Serves: 16 servings

Ingredients:
1: ½ cup cake & pastry flour (75g), 1/3 tsp baking powder, mix well with a fork;
2: 4 extra large egg whites, ½ tsp white vinegar (or 1/3 tsp cream of tartar), ¼ cup sugar (60g);
3: 4 extra large egg yolks, 3 tbsp sugar (42g), 2 tbsp corn oil (27g), ½ tsp vanilla extract , 1 tbsp water (15g);
4: 1 small container yogurt of your choice (100g).

Directions:
Preheat oven at 340F.

1: Separate egg whites and egg yolks in two separate bowls (make sure your bowls and mixer are clean and dry ) (Picture 1), Add white vinegar to the egg whites and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Then add ¼ cup sugar and beat until stiff (Picture 2). Set aside.

2: Beat egg yolks and 3 tbsp sugar (Picture 3) with the electric mixer on high speed for about 2 minutes. Add 2 tbsp corn oil and beat for another minute (Picture 4). Add the rest of ingredients of Ingredient 3) and beat at low speed for 20 seconds (Picture 5).

3: Add flour mixture of Ingredient 1) (Picture 6) and beat at low speed until all combined. Add yogurt (Picture 7) and beat at high speed for a minute.

4: Add 1/3 of the beaten egg white into the yolk and flour mixture and mix well. Then pour it back to the remaining 2/3 beaten egg whites. Gently fold with a spatula to mix very well (Picture 9). See my chiffon cake video on folding techniques.

5: Pour batter into a 22×22 cm Pyrex baking dish (Picture 10) and smooth the top. Bake in the preheated oven at 340F for 37 minutes.

6: Cool the cake upside down for 20 minutes. When cooled, use a knife to loosen sides then cut into 16 pieces before serving. Store leftover cake in an air tight container at room temperature for 2 days or in fridge for up to 5 days.

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