Recipe and source notes

Pumpkin Chiffon Cake

12 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 7 lg. eggs, separated
  • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Make it step by step

  1. Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Separate eggs and put egg whites in large mixing bowl.
  2. In small bowl, blend egg yolks, pumpkin, oil and water.
  3. Make well in center of dry ingredients and add liquid mixture all at once; beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
  4. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until stiff (3-5 minutes).
  5. Pour pumpkin batter gradually over beaten egg whites and fold in until blended.
  6. Pour into ungreased tube pan and bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes; then 15-20 minutes in 350 degree oven. Invert and cool.
  7. Frost as desired.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Yuna Wu, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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