This is another pastel rainbow chiffon creation for someone who loves rainbows, maybe as much as I do! :) I love how sweet it looks!
I slightly modified my previous recipe Pastel Rainbow Chiffon Cake to remove the steam baking whom many have asked if it was necessary. As a result, I have increased the liquid and vanilla content and also reduced the baking time to get a moister cake. I also took this chance to experiment with semi-painted flower decorations, i.e. painting a layer of royal icing followed by sifting snow powder over so that the snow powder adheres like paint.
5 egg yolks
33g sugar
65g vegetable oil
70 ml water
8 ml vanilla extract
100g cake flour
Wilton colours
7 egg whites
75g sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
The detailed recipe and pictures are now in Creative Baking: Chiffon Cakes!
Here's how the semi-painted flowers look like after drying! :)
Thank God that the rainbow chiffon was well-received and they loved it :).
With love,
Susanne
I slightly modified my previous recipe Pastel Rainbow Chiffon Cake to remove the steam baking whom many have asked if it was necessary. As a result, I have increased the liquid and vanilla content and also reduced the baking time to get a moister cake. I also took this chance to experiment with semi-painted flower decorations, i.e. painting a layer of royal icing followed by sifting snow powder over so that the snow powder adheres like paint.
5 egg yolks
33g sugar
65g vegetable oil
70 ml water
8 ml vanilla extract
100g cake flour
Wilton colours
7 egg whites
75g sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
The detailed recipe and pictures are now in Creative Baking: Chiffon Cakes!
Here's how the semi-painted flowers look like after drying! :)
And finally... rainbows peeking out from the window! :)
Thank God that the rainbow chiffon was well-received and they loved it :).
With love,
Susanne
Really lovely! ��������
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteHi Susanne, agree with you .. a sweet lovely rainbow chiffon cake ^-^
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! Thanks for popping by! ^_^
DeleteYour rainbow chiffon looks so cheery and lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Veronica! :)
Deletecan i buy from u? i love it but i can't bake. :(
ReplyDeletepm me price @ hestia_her@yahoo.com if u could sell. thx!
Thanks, I sent you an email.
DeleteAre u selling this?do u have a shop?
ReplyDeleteHi, I do bake for some people if I can cope with it with family. Just send me an email enquiry. Thanks!
DeleteHi Susanne,
ReplyDeleteI only have a 21cm mould, would you be able to advise me on the proportions for the ingredients? I'm really clueless :)
No worries Shirley, just scale to 8 egg yolks, 11 egg whites recipe.
DeleteWhat you do is divide everything by 5 times 8.
Let me know if you can get it right. Thanks!
Hi, may I check why does this recipe uses 5 yolk and 7 egg whites while your other recipe uses 3 yolk and 4 egg whites for 17cm tin. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi, because during the folding with many colours, some batter will be lost. If you use 3 yolk, you will not have enough batter for the rainbow chiffon. Thanks ;)
DeleteHi Susanne,
ReplyDeleteYour rainbow chiffon is so pretty. I want to try it out but I have a few question. May I know how you put in the layer? Is it by pouring round the tin or use spoon to scoop around the tin then spread?
And how do you measure the chiffon tin size? From top or bottom?
Thank you very much for your time.
Sharon
Hi, I scoop in. My chiffon tin is same dimension bottom and top cos the walls are vertical. Thanks.
DeleteHi I love your rainbow chiffon cake and I would like to try baking it. :) however is it necessary to bake this using chiffon tin? Can normal cake tin works as we?
ReplyDeleteThanks it might work for smaller tins 6-7" but you may have problems inverting the tin if the cake is too tall without the centre tube, which means you will not be able to bake such a tall rainbow cake. If you do not invert, you may end with with a slight waist or sunken in from the sides. You may need to scale your batter accordingly to the size of your tin too. Thanks let me know if you need more help.
DeleteHello Susanne, Your cake looks so good and pretty! Can I check with you how much eggs should i use for a 6" cake tin and a 7" cake tin respectively? Do I need o adjust the temperature? At the same time, I have a question with regards to your water bath baking, that only applies to chffon tin ya? It cannot be done to normal cake tin right? How big should the tray be for the water bath baking and how much water to put in the tray? Thank you so much!!
ReplyDeleteHi, I used a 7" chiffon tin so I think you can stick to this recipe. Wrt to temperature, always check for "doneness" as every oven is different. You can gently press the cake on top when it's done to see if it bounces back or insert a toothpick to see if it comes out clean.
DeleteSteam baking is actually usually done for normal cake tin eg in ogura cakes. I use a 8-inch square tray, place a rack on top and then the cake tin on it. The water should be enough not to dry out before the end of the baking, but not too much that you can get leaking into the tin.
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Hi, hw do you dry the icing pattern?
ReplyDeleteJust air dry it. It's a very thin layer so sets quite quickly. I just keep it in the air tight container or box and it will dry by itself.
DeleteHello, can i check with you, how do u divide the batter and the Meringue equally?
ReplyDeleteEspecially the Meringue. Because I assume the meringue will affect the densite of the cake?
Thank you very much
Corinne
Hi, you can divide it equally by weighing the bowl first and then weighing the bowl plus batter/meringue. Then divide the weight of the batter or meringue equally by 6. The number of tsp I have given is derived by this (I have measured how many tsp from the weight). However as my eggs may be different size from yours, your weight may be slightly different but it will be a good approximation as a start. You may choose to weigh the batter/meringue yourself. Thanks!
DeleteHi can check whether need to put the baking paper or aluminum foil at the base after u pour in the batter into the chiffon tin? Will it leak out?? And is the temperature for the oven same for 21 cm mould??
ReplyDeleteHi, no need to put paper or foil, won't leak out. 21 cm mould has more batter so you may need to increase the baking time by 5-10 more min. You need to check for 'doneness' by gently inserting a toothpick to see if it comes clean. Thanks
DeleteThanks so much Susanne for your advice!
ReplyDeleteWelcome!
DeleteHi Susanne may I know what the height of this rainbow cake after baking.
ReplyDeleteAround 4.5 inches I think. Thanks!
DeleteI only have a 6 inch by 3 inch chiffon pan, what is the proportion of the ingredients. Can I use this 17cm recipe but bake 3 colors at a time and join together bcos the 6 inch pan can't hold all the batters.
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DeleteFor a 6 inch tin, you can scale the recipe to 4 egg yolks (divide everything by 5 times 4). It will look nicer to bake the cake in one tin. Sorry I missed out your comment hence late reply.
DeleteHi, I'm trying to bake a 9inch - do i divide by 5 and multiple by 8? If so, I realize I get a weird number for cream of tar tar :S thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteHi Susanne, I just attempted this but used an 8" tin and still managed to get it 2cm from the top. However, the cake rose very quickly and cracked badly. Any idea what might be the issue?
ReplyDeleteSorry I meant, 8" chiffon tin
DeleteI think you may have overwhipped your meringue. Thanks
DeleteThanks for the reply! Will try again :)
DeleteHi Susanne, you are indeed very brilliant and creative!. I would like to know the size of eggs you are using. I only have 65g eggs and 21cm tin. Can you advise me how I should modify the recipe pls.
ReplyDeleteFor 21 cm tin, you need to divide by 5 times 8 for all ingredients.
DeleteI use 60g Chew's Eggs. Thanks!