Glazed Pecan Chiffon Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Cake flour | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sieved | |
| Baking powder | 3 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Packed brown sugar | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cooking oil | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg yolks- 5 no-'s | ||
| Cold water | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg whites- 11 no-'s | ||
| Cream of tartar | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Pecans | 1 Cup (16 tbs), finely chopped | |
| Water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Corn syrup | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butterscotch glaze- for presentation | ||
| Pecan halves | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Pre heat an oven at 162.5C (325F).
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine 7 egg whites and cream of tartar and beat till stiff. Keep aside.
MAKING
3. In a large sized bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder and salt. Sieve together.
4. Add 2 cups brown sugar and mix well.
5. Add oil, egg yolks and water and beat well till it turns smooth in texture.
6. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and mix well.
7. Pour this prepared mixture over stiffly beaten egg whites and fold gently, using a rubber spatula.
8. Add pecans and fold once gently till well combined.
9. Transfer mixture on to a 10 inch Bundt pan/ Tube pan and bake for 55 minutes.
10. Increase oven temperature to 175C (350F) and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
11. Once baked, remove from oven and keep aside to cool.
12. Once cooled, demould upside down on to a presentation plate. Keep aside.
FINALIZING
13. In a medium sized bowl, combine remaining brown sugar, corn syrup and water. Mix well and bring to boil.
14. Boil till syrup is up to 6 inch-8 inch thread consistency. (To test, using a fork, drop some syrup. If it forms 6 to 8 strings while being dropped, it is ready.
15. In a medium sized bowl, beat remaining egg whites till stiff.
16. Add cooked sugar syrup slowly and gradually in thin pouring consistency and beat well till it turns to peak stage.
17. Add remaining vanilla and fold gently.
SERVING
18. Top prepared cake with Icing and a drizzle of Butterscotch glaze uniformly on all sides of the cake. Garnish with pecans and serve immediately.
1. Pre heat an oven at 162.5C (325F).
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine 7 egg whites and cream of tartar and beat till stiff. Keep aside.
MAKING
3. In a large sized bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder and salt. Sieve together.
4. Add 2 cups brown sugar and mix well.
5. Add oil, egg yolks and water and beat well till it turns smooth in texture.
6. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and mix well.
7. Pour this prepared mixture over stiffly beaten egg whites and fold gently, using a rubber spatula.
8. Add pecans and fold once gently till well combined.
9. Transfer mixture on to a 10 inch Bundt pan/ Tube pan and bake for 55 minutes.
10. Increase oven temperature to 175C (350F) and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
11. Once baked, remove from oven and keep aside to cool.
12. Once cooled, demould upside down on to a presentation plate. Keep aside.
FINALIZING
13. In a medium sized bowl, combine remaining brown sugar, corn syrup and water. Mix well and bring to boil.
14. Boil till syrup is up to 6 inch-8 inch thread consistency. (To test, using a fork, drop some syrup. If it forms 6 to 8 strings while being dropped, it is ready.
15. In a medium sized bowl, beat remaining egg whites till stiff.
16. Add cooked sugar syrup slowly and gradually in thin pouring consistency and beat well till it turns to peak stage.
17. Add remaining vanilla and fold gently.
SERVING
18. Top prepared cake with Icing and a drizzle of Butterscotch glaze uniformly on all sides of the cake. Garnish with pecans and serve immediately.
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