Chiffon cake facts for kids
Chiffon cake with strawberries
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| Type | Cake |
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Created by | Harry Baker |
| Main ingredients | Flour, vegetable oil, eggs, sugar |
A chiffon cake is a super light and fluffy cake. It's made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, and baking powder. Think of it as a mix between a rich butter cake and a light, airy sponge cake.
Unlike many cakes that use butter, chiffon cakes use vegetable oil. This makes them very moist. To get that amazing fluffy texture, the egg whites are beaten until they are stiff. Then, these stiff egg whites are gently folded into the cake batter before baking. This helps the cake become light and airy, almost like a cloud!
Chiffon cakes are special because they combine the best parts of different cakes. They have the rich taste of an oil cake but the light, airy feel of a sponge cake. You can bake them in round pans or in tube pans. They are also great for layering with yummy fillings and frosting.
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What Makes Chiffon Cake Special?
Chiffon cakes are known for being very moist. This is because they have a lot of oil and eggs. Since oil stays liquid even when it's cold, chiffon cakes don't get hard or dry out easily. This means they stay fresh longer than cakes made with butter.
Because they stay moist, chiffon cakes are perfect for fillings that need to be kept cold. You can fill them with things like pastry cream or ice cream. Chiffon cakes also tend to have less saturated fat than butter cakes. This might make them a slightly healthier choice. However, because they don't use butter, they might not have the same rich flavor as a butter cake.
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Hokkaido cake, a chiffon cupcake filled with cream
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Lemon chiffon cake
Who Invented the Chiffon Cake?
The chiffon cake was first created in 1927 by a man named Harry Baker. He was an insurance salesman in California who later became a caterer. Baker kept his special cake recipe a secret for 20 years!
In the 1940s, he sold his secret recipe to a big company called General Mills. They helped make the chiffon cake famous. They shared the recipe through their marketing materials in the 1940s and 1950s. The cake was officially named "chiffon cake." In 1948, a set of 14 recipes and different ways to make it were released to the public in a Betty Crocker booklet.
Chiffon Cake in Pop Culture
Did you know that chiffon cake even has its own special day? In the United States, March 29 is known as National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day. It's a day to celebrate this delicious and fluffy dessert!
See also
In Spanish: Chifón para niños
