"I Feel Special" Chiffon Cake

Added: 11th April 2009

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This was my birthday cake for years. My mother loved me enough to take the time to make it for me (G-d rest her soul). It is a little work but well worth it.

Ingredients

  • Cake Mix:
  • 2 C. flour
  • 1 1/2 C. sugar
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 C. cooking oil
  • 5 unbeaten egg yolks
  • 3/4 C. cold water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. lemon extract
  • 1 C. egg whites (7or8)
  • 1/2 tsp. cream tartar
  • Frosting and Fillings:
  • 4 C. heavy cream
  • 4 tsp. gelatin
  • 1 C. canned crushed pineapple, drained (retain 2 Tbs. juice)
  • 1 C. canned apricots, drained and crushed (retain 2 Tbs. juice)
  • 1 C. raspberry jam

Directions

Cake:

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in order to add cooking oil, unbeaten egg yolks, cold water, vanilla, and lemon extract. Beat with a spoon until smooth. Measure into large mixing bowl: egg whites and cream tartar. Whip until whites form very stiff peaks (much stiffer than meringue; do not under beat). Pour yolk mixture gradually over whipped egg whites, gently folding with rubber scraper just until blended. DO NOT STIR. Pour into ungreased 10-inch tube pan (that's 4 inches deep) IMMEDIATELY. Bake for 55 minutes at 325 degrees, then increase temperature to 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately turn pan upside down over funnel. Let hang free of table until cold. Loosen from pan edges and remove.Fillings:

Pineapple - Soften 2 tsp gelatin in pineapple juice then dissolve over hot water. Stir into crushed pineapple and chill. When almost firm fold into 1 C. whipped cream.

Apricot - Soften 2 tsp gelatin in apricot juice and dissolve over hot water. Stir into crushed apricot pulp and chill. When almost firm fold into 1 C of whipped cream.

Raspberry - Fold raspberry jam into 1 C. whipped cream.

Slice cake into 4 layers. Place bottom layer on plate and spread pineapple filling. Top with another  layer of cake, then spread raspberry filling. Add another layer of cake and spread  apricot filling and finally, add the last layer of cake. Frost with remaining whipped cream and serve.

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