Marble Chiffon Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 7 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 7 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares

Recipe

• 1 sift together the cake flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 2 make a well in the center of dry ingredients and add in order: salad oil, egg yolks, cold water, and vanilla. beat until satin smooth.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tarter until very stiff peaks form. if there is a speck of grease or egg yolk, the whites won't whip up!
• 4 pour egg yolk mixture in thin stream over entire surface of the egg whites, gently folding to blend.
• 5 remove 1/3 of the batter to a separate bowl.
• 6 blend together the boiling water, 2 tbsp sugar and unsweetened chocolate, melted; cool.
• 7 gently fold chocolate mixture into 1/3 portion of batter.
• 8 spoon half the light batter into ungreased 10 inch tube pan; top with half the chocolate batter. repeat layers. with narrow spatula or butter knife, swirl gently through batters to marble. leave definite areas of light and dark batters.
• 9 bake in a 325 degree oven, about 65 minutes or till cake springs back when pressed lightly with finger.
• 10 invert cake in pan and cool completely before removing from pan.