Honey Chiffon Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Honey Chiffon Cake is a light and fluffy dessert made with all purpose flour, eggs, butter, honey and milk. The cake comes together in just 20 minutes of preparation, then bakes for 25 minutes until golden. Finished with a honey syrup and dusting of confectioners' sugar, this cake suits anyone looking for a simple yet elegant treat to serve at gatherings or enjoy as a special everyday dessert.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 120 gunsalted butter, softened
- 4large eggs
- 50 ghoney
- 10 gbaking powder
- 5 gsalt
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 120 mlunsalted milk
- 50 gconfectioners' sugar
- 100 mlhoney syrup
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a 20cm (8in) round cake pan.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- 4
Gradually pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until just combined.
- 5
Add the milk and honey syrup, whisk until smooth.
- 6
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
- 7
Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 8
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- 9
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 10
Once cooled, dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.
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