Ham & Cheese Chiffon Cake

This weekend task we experiment with Chiffon cake recipe again, but this time we tried making a savoury one instead of the usual sweet chiffon cake. I have read a Cheesy Chiffon Cake recipe from Kitchen Corner and it really draws my attention as I love anything that comes with melted cheese in it. Grace, who is the owner of Kitchen Corner has a wide collection of Chiffon Cake recipes that you might want to check it up if you are keen in trying different version of chiffon cakes.

For today's venture, we are making Ham & Cheese Chiffon Cake. As you can see from the picture, our little baker is keen in joining the process too...... He helps me to prepare some of the ingredients and whisking the egg yoke mixture while I prepare the weighing of some ingredients.

Our little Rey still come out with his very own copy of the Ingredients List which he helps mummy to keep track on the ingredients used and added. Although I want to try the cheesy chiffon cake idea from Grace's blog but I didn't use her recipe, instead I stick to my Sweet Potato Chiffon Cake Recipe and replace the ingredients with Ham and Shredded Mozella Cheese.

Ingredients:
80g Shredded Mozella Cheese
2 Slices of Breakfast Ham, cut in small slices
3 Large Egg Yolks
30g Caster Sugar
50ml Olive Oil
40ml Water
80g Top Flour/Cake Flour
Pinch of Salt
4 Large Egg Whites
30g Caster Sugar

Method:
1. Cut the ham into small bite size, then preheat the pan with some oil and pan-fry it for about 1 minute till fragrant, removed and drained well on kitchen paper towel.
2. Separate the egg yolks and white into two separate bowls. (carefully do not leave any trace of egg yolk in the egg whites mixture)
3. Use a balloon whisk to whisk the egg yolks and 30g of caster sugar(add in 3 separate additions) till thick and sticky.
4. Slowly drizzle in the oil while continue to whisk at the same time then follow by the water till the mixture is well combined.
5. Add the sifted flour mixture into the egg mixture and continue to whisk till the flour is fully incorporated into the batter.
6. Next stir in the cooked ham and shredded cheese using the whisk till combined.
7. Preheat the oven to 180 degree.
8. Beat egg whites and 1/3 of the caster sugar with an electric mixer until mixture becomes frothy and foamy. Then add in another 1/3 of the sugar and continue to beat on medium speed until almost soft peaks form then add in the last 1/3 of the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. 9. Add the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk batter in 3 separate additions, with the 1st addition using the balloon whisk to incorporate it into the yolk mixture till combine without trace of whites.
10. Next fold in the 2nd and 3rd addition of whites using the balloon whisk in a gentle manner in order not to knock off the air in the while, just fold till no trace of egg whites and the mixture are well combined.
11. Before pouring the mixture to the pan, use a spatula to give a final stir to make sure there is no flour or egg whites mixture at the bottom of the mixing bowl.
12. Lift up the bowl to height, then pour the mixture into the pan and tap the pan 2 - 3 times on a table top to get rid of any trapped air bubbles in the batter.
13. Baked the cake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or when the surfaces turns golden brown. (I baked on the 2nd lower shelf of my built in oven using upper and lower heat function. You can insert a skewer into the centre and test if it comes out clean)
14. Remove from the oven and invert the pan immediately and let it rest on top of a cup. Let it cool completely before unmould.(refer to the picture below on how to invert the pan over a cup to cool down)
15. To remove the cake from the pan, run a thin-bladed knife (i use a small rubber spatula) around the inside of the pan and the center core.
16. Release the cake and run the knife/spatula along the base of the pan to remove the cake.
17. Cut into serving size and serve with a cup of tea or coffee.

Note:
a) For this recipe, I didn't greased the tin even though I used the same recipe and method from the Sweet potato and Durian Chocolate Chiffon cake. I notice that the batter did claim up higher compare to the previous two and the outer layout of the crust are brownish as well.


From the picture, you can see the texture of this savoury Chiffon Cake is kind of different from the normal one. It has a lot of Air-Pocket in between which contain the melted cheese in it. To us, the taste was great especially with the added of ham which make the overall of the cake more fragrant. So if you like Ham & Cheese Bread, maybe you can consider on tying this out.

Bento #28 - Reyon & Buddy

It had being quiet a while since our last bento because Reyon is having a few weeks of mid year school holiday and I am kind of caught up at work so I don't have much time working around with those fancy stuffs. But Shoppingmum's website is a must to visit daily site due to cute and innovative bento for her two kids.

I love her latest design by using this dual cheese strips to cut out various cute figures. You can click on the link to have a better explanation on how she made the stripe cheese. Today our theme is base on my dear son and his favour pooh teddy bear. I use the face cutter and assorted mini food cutter for these design. I used the compartment divider to cut the shape out from the chocolate bun so that it will fix nicely. Next I place the cheese cut outs on top of it and serve the bento with some orange slices and mangosteen. Lastly Rey still use the Alphabets pasta to arrange his name on it.

Durian Chocolate Chiffon Cake

This is 2nd Chiffon Cake recipe that I experiment and tested. I used the combination of Cocoa Powder + 70% Dark Chocolate + fresh DURIAN as main ingredients. So you can imagine having a bite on this slice of cake with such combination where you can actually smell and taste the baked durian in a rich cocoa content. Since this is a chiffon cake, you will find the texture of the cake to be light, spongy and fluffy rather than that greasy and dense compare to cake.

(you can click on the picture to enlarge it in order to read the notes) As while sharing the chiffon cake recipe and ideas with some of my friends, they are quiet turn off in making even though they are keen. They are having the phobia as what I used to have in the whisking of egg white to stiff peak and stir it into the yolk mixture. We always have this ideas that, chiffon cake is very delicate to make because of the separation of egg yolk and white mixture. It seems like we can't go wrong in one of the steps or else the whole process will be ruin.

(you can click on the picture to enlarge it in order to read the notes) So in order to build up their confident and as well share with readers whom are also interested in trying the recipe. I decided to take pictures of each steps and write little notes on them so that they will have roughly and idea of how each process look like.

Ingredients: (17cm / 7" tin)
100g Fresh Durian Flesh, mashed
3 Large Egg Yolks
40g Caster Sugar
30g 70% Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
40ml Olive Oil
60ml Water
50g Top Flour/Cake Flour
30g Cocoa Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
4 Large Egg Whites
30g Caster Sugar

Method:
1.Removed the seeds from the durian flesh, weight it accordingly to the recipe then mashed it and set aside.
2. Separate the egg yolks and white into two separate bowls. (carefully do not leave any trace of egg yolk in the egg whites mixture)
3. Use a balloon whisk to whisk the egg yolks and 40g of caster sugar(add in 3 separate additions) till thick and sticky.
4. Slowly drizzle in the oil while continue to whisk at the same time then follow by the water till the mixture is well combined. (refer to the pictures above, the mixture will be thick and glossy after adding the oil)
5. Add the sifted flour mixture into the egg mixture and continue to whisk till the flour is fully incorporated into the batter.
6. Next stir in the durian paste and chopped chocolate using the whisk till combined.
7. Use a kitchen paper towel to wipe off the oil from the cup then grease the tube-pan lightly with the oil and set aside for later use.
8. Preheat the oven to 180 degree.
9. Beat egg whites and 1/3 of the caster sugar with an electric mixer until mixture becomes frothy and foamy. Then add in another 1/3 of the sugar and continue to beat on medium speed until almost soft peaks form then add in the last 1/3 of the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. (you can refer to the above pictures on whisking the egg whites, the whole process takes about less than 5 minutes)
10. Add the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk batter in 3 separate additions, with the 1st addition using the balloon whisk to incorporate it into the yolk mixture till combine without trace of whites.
11. Next fold in the 2nd and 3rd addition of whites using the balloon whisk in a gentle manner in order not to knock off the air in the while, just fold till no trace of egg whites and the mixture are well combined.
12. Before pouring the mixture to the greased pan, use a spatula to give a final stir to make sure there is no flour or egg whites mixture at the bottom of the mixing bowl.
13. Lift up the bowl to height, then pour the mixture into the pan and tap the pan 2 - 3 times on a table top to get rid of any trapped air bubbles in the batter.
14. Baked the cake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or when the surfaces turns golden brown. (I baked on the 2nd lower shelf of my built in oven using upper and lower heat function. You can insert a skewer into the centre and test if it comes out clean)
15. Remove from the oven and invert the pan immediately and let it rest on top of a cup. Let it cool completely before unmould.(refer to the picture below on how to invert the pan over a cup to cool down)
16. To remove the cake from the pan, run a thin-bladed knife (i use a small rubber spatula) around the inside of the pan and the center core.
17. Release the cake and run the knife/spatula along the base of the pan to remove the cake.
18. Cut into serving size and serve with a cup of tea or coffee.


From the pictures you can realise and see the texture of the Chiffon cake is actually quiet spongy, moist and full of extra goodness..... So are you more confident now to try out on any of the Chiffon Cake recipe that you love.

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