Aunt Loiss Lemon Chiffon Cake Recipes

AUNT LOIS'S LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in cold water and set aside. Mix together the egg yolks, lemon juice, 1 cup sugar and pour into top of double boiler. Stirring constantly, cook over boiling water until thick as custard. Take off stove. Add gelatin to yolk mixture, stirring well then let it cool.
• In the mean time, line a 9-inch springform pan with the split lady fingers. Cut the ends off so they stand up along the sides if needed.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff then SLOWLY fold in the 1/2 cup sugar. Lastly fold the egg whites into the cooled yoke mixture. Pour into the lined pan and refrigerate covered with wax paper at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, whip cream, with a few drops of vanilla for flavor, cover as a frosting then serve. You can add cherries or strawberries for garnish if you like.

LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees and ready an ungreased 7-inch tube pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, vegetable oil, 1/3 cup water, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients; beat until smooth.
• In a large mixing bowl, use electric mixer on medium speed to beat egg whites until foamy.
• Add cream of tartar and beat on high speed until soft peaks form after about a minute. Gradually add remaining tablespoon of granulated sugar while beating on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gradually fold egg-white mixture into batter by folding in 1/3, then the remaining 2/3.
• Pour batter into pan; smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean and cake is golden.
• Remove cake from oven and invert the pan over a glass soda bottle for 2 hours to cool.
• Turn cake right-side up, and remove cake by running a table knife between cake and pan and inverting the pan. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar and serve.

LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly oil the bottom only of a 10-inch tube pan with canola oil spray.
• In a large bowl, sift in the flour, then stir in the vanilla extract, lemon extract, and lemon zest.
• In a separate bowl, with an electric mixer beat the egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form, about 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually add the agave nectar and increase to high speed. Beat until stiff and glossy, but not dry, about 1 minute. Gently fold the egg whites into the flour mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Using a serrated knife, cut though the batter to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and invert on a cooling rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the frosting, in a saucepan bring the agave nectar to a boil over medium heat. Let simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, then set aside. In the top of a double boiler, over medium heat, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and lemon juice with an electric mixer, or by hand with a balloon whisk, for 4 to 5 minutes, until light and foamy. Slowly drizzle the hot agave nectar into the egg whites, beating constantly for another 4 to 5 minutes, until the frosting is thick. Beat in the lemon extract and vanilla extract and beat 2 minutes more. The frosting should be smooth, fluffy, and of spreading consistency.
• When the cake has cooled completely, slice it in half horizontally using a serrated knife. Fill the cake with half the frosting and some blueberries. Top with the other cake half. Spread the remaining frosting on top and garnish with the remaining blueberries. Serve soon after frosting to maintain this cake's light, airy texture.

LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks, water, oil, lemon peel and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. Beat until well blended.
• In another large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Gently spoon into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets.
• Bake on the lowest oven rack at 325 for 50-55 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert the pan; cool completely, about one hour.
• Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate. In a small mixing bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over top of cake.

APRICOT LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Place a rack in center of oven, and preheat to 325*F.
• To make Cake:.
• Place egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl. Beat, using an electric mixer on high, for 2 to 3 minutes, until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• Place the cake mix, egg yolks, nectar, oil, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a large bowl, and with same beaters used to beat egg whites(don't bother cleaning them), blend on low speed for 1 minute. Stop, and scrape down the sides of bowl with a spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium, and beat for 2 minutes longer. Scrape the side down if needed. The batter should look well blended.
• Turn the beaten egg whites out on top of the batter, and with spatula, fold the whites into the batter until the mix is light but well combined. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10" tube pan(or bundt), smoothing the top with the spatula.
• Bake the cake until it is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed, 48 to 52 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, and immediately turn it upside down over the neck of a glass bottle to cool for 1 hour. Remove the pan from the bottle. Run a long sharp knife around the edge of the cake, and invert it onto a rack, then invert it again onto a serving platter so it is right side up.
• To make Glaze:.
• Place sugar, lemon juice, nectar, and lemon peel ini a medium bowl. Blend with electirc mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Spread glaze on top and sides of the cake with clean, smooth strokes. Let the glaze set for 20 minutes, then slice, and serve. Enjoy!

HEAVENLY LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt, then sift one more time, then beat in oil, egg YOLKS, 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons lemon juice, water and lemon peel with an electric mixer at low speed for about 3 minutes.
• In a large dry copper or stainless steel bowl beat the room temperature egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
• Fold in about 1/4 of the whites into the batter to lighten, the gently fold in the remaining whites.
• Pour the batter into the ungreased tube pan.
• Tap on the counter to release any air pockets.
• Bake for about 1-1/4 hours, or until the cake is springy to the touch.
• Immediately invert cake in pan over neck of a bottle (I use an empty beer bottle for this).
• Cool the cake completely while inverted.
• Remove the cake from the bottle and place on the counter.
• Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen cake.
• Transfer the cake to a serving plate.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

LEMON CHIFFON CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• From cake mix, empty bag containing the powdered egg whites into a large mixing bowl.
• Add water and mix on low until egg whites are dissolved, then slowly increase the speed.
• When soft peaks begin to form, slowly add the sugar, a little at a time.
• Beat on high 1-2 minutes or until soft peaks form and then set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat oil and eggs 1-2 minutes until mixed and light in color.
• Add vanilla, lemon juice and zest and mix well.
• To the oil and egg mixture, add second bag from cake mix along with matzo cake meal.
• Mix on low until blended.
• Fold into beaten egg whites.
• Pour into ungreased angel food cake pan or 9-inch tube pan.
• Bake 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing the cake.
• Serve with the sauce of your choice.
• SAUCE: Place strawberry preserves in a small saucepan.
• In small bowl, mix together the potato starch and wine, then add to the preserves.
• Heat on medium-high until it begins to boil.
• Reduce to low and stir until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Fold in the pineapple preserves and strawberries.
• Pour some over the cake or cake slices, sprinkling with almonds.

HEAVENLY LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center; add the water, egg yolks, oil, lemon zest and vanilla. Whisk the dry ingredients into the yolk mixture until the batter is blended and smooth. Set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, beat the egg whites and the cream of tartar at medium-low speed until foamy. Gradually increase the speed to high and beat the whites until stiff (but not dry) peaks form. Gently fold 1/3 of the beaten whites into the batter with a rubber spatula just until blended. Fold in the remaining whites just until combined. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour, or until the top springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Invert the pan onto the neck of a wine bottle or a large funnel. Cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth.
• Remove the cake pan from the bottle. Run a long thin knife around both edges of the cake pan. Invert the cake onto a serving plate and remove the pan. Spread the icing on top of the cake, allowing some of the glaze to drip down the sides.