Banana chiffon cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Egg Whites
½ teaspoon Cream Of Tartar
2¼ cup Cake Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
1¼ cup Sugar
5 Egg Yolk
1 cup Banana; Mashed
½ cup Oil
3 tablespoons Bourbon
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 tablespoons Bourbon
1 tablespoon Milk
1½ cup Confectioner's Sugar; Sifted
Strawberries
Banana - Sliced

Directions

HEAT OVEN TO 325. HAVE READY A 10" TUBE PAN WITH A REMOVABLE BOTTOM. DO NOT GREASE. ADD CREAM OF TARTAR TO EGG WHITES AND BEAT WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL STIFF PEAKS FORM. DON'T OVERBEAT. IN ANOTHER BOWL, STIR FLOUR, SUGAR AND BAKING POWDER UNTIL BLENDED. MAKE A WELL IN CENTER AND IN IT PUT THE EGG YOLKS, BANANAS, AND OIL. ADD WATER TO BOURBON TO MAKE ⅓ C. ADD TO WELL WITH VANILLA. BEAT INGREDIENTS IN WELL WITH ELECTRIC MIXER, GRADUALLY BEATING IN DRY INGREDIENTS FROM AROUND EDGE, JUST UNTIL YOU HAVE A SMOOTH BATTTER. POUR ⅓ BATTER OVER WHITES AND QUICKLY, BUT GENTLY, STIR UNTIL BATTER AND WHITES ARE BLENDED. REPEAT TWICE WITH REMAINING BATTER. POUR INTO TUBE PAN. BAKE 55 MIN. DON'T OPEN OVEN DOOR OR CAKE MAY FALL. INCREASE OVEN TO 350 AND BAKE 10-15 MIN LONGER, UNTIL PICK TESTS CLEAN IN CENTER.

HANG CAKE UPSIDE DOWN AND COOL COMPLETELY. REMOVE CAKE FROM PAN.

GLAZE: HEAT BOURBON AND MILK TO A SIMMER. STIR IN CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR UNTIL DISSOLVED. IMMEDIATELY DRIZZLE OVER TOP AND SIDES OF CAKE. LET COOL UNTIL GLAZE SETS BEFORE GARNISHING. CUT WITH A LONG SERRATED KNIFE.

345 CAL

Recipe by: Jim Fobel, Woman's Day, 2/1/95 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #737 by LauraG [SMTP:gaggini@...] on Aug 11, 1997

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