Light-textured and full of fragrant spices, this recipe is a nice change from the usual citrus-flavored chiffon cakes.
Spice Chiffon Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 3 hr 30 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 17
Ingredients
Cake
- 7 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 7 egg yolks
Classic Vanilla Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
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Step2In another large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. Add water, oil and egg yolks; beat with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually pour egg yolk mixture over beaten egg whites, folding with rubber spatula just until blended. Pour into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan.
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Step3Bake 55 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until top springs back when touched lightly. Immediately turn pan upside down onto heatproof funnel or bottle. Let hang about 2 hours or until cake is completely cool. Run knife or long metal spatula around side of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan.
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Step4In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth and consistency of thick syrup. Spread glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side.
Nutrition
315
Calories
13 g
Total Fat
4 g
Protein
46 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 315
- Calories from Fat
- 115
- Total Fat
- 13 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Cholesterol
- 105 mg
- Sodium
- 260 mg
- Potassium
- 60 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 46 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 4 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
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