烘焙坊@Mandarin Orange Chiffon Cake

Chinese New Year is just over~ Still having left over mandarin oranges at home? What to do with these mandarin oranges? 
Perhaps many would said, "aiya, just throw it away la…"
Hmmm... Isn't it a waste? 


How about getting some ideas & do upon these mandarin oranges? A GOOD idea right? 

Basic knowledge of Mandarin Orange:

Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata), also known as the mandarine, is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges. The taste is considered less sour, as well as sweeter & stronger.


Mandarin Orange Chiffon Cake

Ingredients:
A. 6 egg whites
     80g sugar

B. 6 egg yolks
     120mL mandarin oranges juice
      90mL oil (I use Natural brand oil, which contains omega 3 & 6)
      180g self raising flour
      2 tbsp peeled mandarin orange's skin
      1/2 tsp salt

Methods:
1. Sift the self raising flour. 
*I skip this step* LOL
2. Wash mandarin oranges, squeeze out the juice & peel the skin of mandarin oranges.

3. Beat the egg yolks, add in mandarin oranges juice, oil, salt & peeled mandarin orange's skin. Stir till well combined.
4. Slowly fold in self raising flour until well mix. Put aside.
5. In another bowl, beat the egg white with an electrical mixer until it's firm. Add in the sugar in between the beating. 

6. For (B) that well mixed, fold in the (A) by 3 times until well combined.
7. Pour the batter into a Chiffon Cake mould. Tap to kick out the air inside the batter after pouring.
8. Preheat the oven, 175 degree celcius. Bake for 38 min.

**Tada** Done! Enjoy it! 😁😁😁

烘焙坊@BANANA CHIFFON CAKE

                       1 piece of banana chiffon cake, more pieces to GO ! =D

Do you know about the health benefit of every food that we are eating? Perhaps most of the time we just take the food without knowing the good benefits it will bring for our health. Sometimes we might just skip the food because we do not like that food.

Here I would like to introduce some good health benefits of bananas.
1. Reduce depression
2. Regulate the bowel system
3. Reduce blood pressure & risk of heart disease
4. Help our bones grow stronger
5. Help individuals to quit smoking
6. Help prevent anemia
7. Provide us with energy
8. Reduce menstrual pains
9. Power our brains
10. Help prevent ulcers

~ BANANA CHIFFON CAKE ~

Ingredients:

A.

6 egg yolks
120g ripen banana 

60ml vegetable oil

120g Self Raising Flour (I used BlueKey Brand)

1/4 tsp salt

B.

6 egg whites

100g sugar

1 tsp lemon juice 

Here you GO !  *** Blink ***

Methods:

1. Sift the self raising flour. Set aside. 

* usually I skip this step. * LOL but today i did it ! =P

2. In a Bowl, mash the ripen banana. 

 

3. In a Bowl, beat the egg yolks lightly, add in vegetable oil and salt and whisked till well combined. Add in the mashed banana into egg yolk mixture, mix until it's well blended. Using the same whisk, add the sifted flour until it becomes well combined.

4. In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the egg whites using medium speed till frothy then add in lemon juice. Continue to beat till soft peak, gradually add in the sugar and continue to beat until stiff peak.

5. Add the meringue into the egg yolk batter 1/3 at a time, each time gentle mixed before adding next. When done, pour the batter into the Chiffon pan. 

6. Bake in a pre-heated oven on the lowest rack at 180 degree Celcius top/bottom heat for 35min. 

(Noxxa BreadMaker/ Multifunctional Oven)

6. Remove from oven, immediately invert the cake until completely cool.

DONE ! =)

Nevertheless, the texture was still soft and cottony. When I asked my mother whether she liked it, she commented "好吃, 不过我还是比较喜欢香草口味的." (loosely translated, nice but i still prefer pandan flavoured chiffon cake). *she used to love pandan flavoured cakes alot* 

烘焙坊@Pandan ChiFFon Cake

                                                Pandan Chiffon Cake, Yummy!

This is my second time baking a chiffon cake. My first attempt was 1 year ago when I baked a Lemon Black Sesame Chiffon Cake. I was elated being successful on my first attempt as I was told that the success rate for a chiffon cake is not high especially for a newbie.

As the mood of baking is initiated in my heart, hence the decision to try out the Pandan Flavour (use natural Pandan leaves to extract out the Pandan juice, without using any artificial flavoring). Here's sharing my second chiffon cake after a hiatus, it's moist and fluffy and of course delicious and fragrance! =)

~ PANDAN CHIFFON CAKE ~

Ingredients:

A.

6 egg yolks

60ml Pandan juice (extracted from 12 Pandan Leaves + ~40ml water)

60ml vegetable oil

130g Self Raising Flour (I used BlueKey Brand)

1/4 tsp salt

B.

6 egg whites

130g sugar

1 tsp lemon juice 

Methods:

1. Sift the self raising flour. Set aside. 

* usually I skip this step. * LOL

2. In a Bowl, beat the egg yolks lightly, add in vegetable oil and salt and whisked till well combined. Add in the Pandan Extract into the egg yolks mixture, mix till well blended. Using the same hand whisk, add in the sifted flour till well combined.

3. In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the egg whites using medium speed till frothy then add in lemon juice. Continue to beat till soft peak, gradually add in the sugar and continue to beat until stiff peak.

4. Add the meringue into the egg yolk batter 1/3 at a time, each time gentle mixed before adding next. When done, pour the batter into the Chiffon pan.

5. Bake in a pre-heated oven on the lowest rack at 180 degree Celcius top/bottom heat for 35min. 

(Noxxa BreadMaker/ Multifunctional Oven)

6. Remove from oven, immediately invert the cake until completely cool.

Isn't it just that simple? Let's try it out! ^___^