Carole
Walter’s Passover Lemon Chiffon Cake
I
clipped this article from the LA Times newspaper for a special dessert at
work, but found it to be adaptable and have kept it in my recipe
box.
1/2
c fresh lemon juice |
8
large egg yolks |
4
t grated lemon zest |
1
large egg |
2/3
c matzo cake meal |
1
2/3 c superfine sugar |
2/3
c potato starch |
1/3
c vegetable oil |
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8
large egg whites |
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1/4
t salt |
Preheat
oven to 350°F. You'll need an ungreased and perfectly clean angel food cake
pan.
Place
lemon juice and lemon zest in small saucepan. Bring to low boil,
then simmer for 5 minutes. There should be about 6 T liquid; if
not add water. Cool. Using fine-mesh strainer, sift matzo meal and
potato starch 4 times. Set aside. Place yolks and whole egg in bowl
of stand up mixer. Beat on medium speed until mixture begins to
thicken. Add 1 cup sugar about a tablespoon at a time, and continue
beating until mixture turns pale yellow in color. Scrape sides of
bowl occasionally. Slowly add the oil in a steady stream. Reduce
speed to medium low. Add cooled lemon juice and zest and beat until
blended well. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add the sifted
ingredients. Mix until batter is smooth. Transfer to a large mixing
bowl. Place egg whites in clean dry bowl of stand up mixer. Using
whip, beat whites until frothy, add salt. Increase speed to medium-high,
and beat until soft peaks form. Add in the remaining 2/3 cup sugar
and beat until blended. With rubber spatula, fold in 1/4 of beaten
whites into yolk mixture to lighten. Then fold in remaining whites.
Gently spoon batter into ungreased angel food pan. Smooth top. Bake
until cake is golden brown and springy to the touch, about 45 to
50 minutes. Remove from oven and invert pan. Cool completely, then
unmold.
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