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CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE

This is the best chocolate cake in the world!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • ½ cup cooking oil
  • 5 jumbo eggs (separated)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 tablespoons rich cocoa powder (heaped)

Method

Serves: 8

  1. Sift flour, cocoa, sugar, bicarb, baking powder, salt and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar together.
  2. Separate eggs and mix together, egg yokes, water, vanilla and oil, beat this with a fork and add to dry ingredients, mix well and set aside.
  3. Beat egg whites until white and frothy and then add ½ teaspoon cream of tartar. Beat until white and peaky.
  4. Pour the batter mixture into the middle of the egg white mixture and gently fold two together. Do not beat!! (it should look like chocolate mousse)
  5. Place in oven for 1 hour at 160*
  6. Cool in pan upside down (hang the cake), when cool then turn out to ice. (do not grease pans!!)
  7. Icing: Mix 1 pkt icing sugar, 125 grams butter, 2 tablespoons cocoa (heaped), milk/cream cheese (to make a nice soft icing)

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