Lemon Chiffon Cake

Description

This cake recipe makes lemony, light, and luscious lemon-flavored chiffon cake with a creamy filling made with lemon pie filling.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 6 egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 ½ cups lemon pie filling
  • 8 slices lemon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl
  3. combine flour
  4. baking powder
  5. salt
  6. and 1/2 cup sugar. Add oil
  7. egg yolks
  8. water and lemon rind. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
  9. In a small bowl
  10. beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar
  11. and beat until very stiff and shiny peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter
  12. then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Turn batter into ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
  13. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert cake and cool completely in pan. When cool
  14. loosen edges and shake pan to remove cake.
  15. To Make Filling: Beat cream to stiff peaks. Fold in lemon filling. Chill until stiff.
  16. To Assemble Cake: Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Fill layers with 1/3 cup of filling. Spread remaining filling on top layer. Decorate with lemon slices.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 14

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