Description
Lemon Chiffon Cake is a light, airy cake with fresh lemon flavor perfect for brunch, birthdays, or tea.
Ingredients
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable oil
7 large eggs, separated
¾ cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons lemon zest
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
Optional: 1 cup powdered sugar, 2–3 tbsp lemon juice for glaze
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F
2. Sift together flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt
3. Whisk oil, egg yolks, water, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla
4. Mix wet into dry ingredients
5. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks
6. Fold egg whites gently into batter
7. Pour into ungreased chiffon pan
8. Bake 55–60 minutes
9. Invert pan and cool completely
10. Optional: Make glaze and drizzle over cooled cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg