Chiffon Cake - Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Corn Free, Soy Free

[CK1901]

Hi All,

 

Me and my boyfriend have been watching "good eats" recently on netflix. I watched Alton's chiffon cake episode and decided to make a gluten free rendition.I have made several cakes, which have been passable. This is the first one where I felt like I could probably continuously replicate the results. 

 

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I followed his recipe exactly (except with my own flour blend + xantham gum) and they turned out SWELL. Really fluffy and moist. I think peaking the egg whites makes a huge difference in removing any would-be density.

 

Alton's Ingredients: 

5 1/4 ounces cake flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

5 large eggs, separated

6 ounces sugar, divided

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used canola)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

 

My Cake Flour:

1.5 ounces - Sweet Rice Flour (Bob's Redmill- I buy this on amazon.)

1.5 ounces - Tapioca Flour (Bob's Redmill)

1.25 ounce - White Rice Flour (Arrowhead Mills)

1 ounce - Millet Flour (Arrowhead Mills)

+ 1 tsp xantham gum 

 

 

And then I just followed the instructions per the link. I do not have a stand mixer, so I use my large food processor. This did not peak the egg whites as well as a stand mixer probably would have, but it did the job sufficiently enough. They did not rise quite as much as Altons, but they did appear to have risen quite a bit when I initially took them out of the oven. After cooling, they shrunk a bit. This was disconcerting until I took a bit and they were delicious.

 

 

 

 

My frosting turned out gooey, so I'm not going to share that part. (It's not the most appealing looking, just chocolate with mini chips mixed in. It tasted good, but it wasn't my best frosting by far.) However,the cake part was awesome!

[mamaw]

I have a  gluten-free  chiffon cake recipe  but  it  has  champagne in it!!!!   Yours  looks  good  as well  without  the  booze.... I don't  drink  but I cook/bake  with  beer  &  wine!

[kareng]

What flour mixture did you use? That can make a big difference.

[LauraTX]

Awesome!  I love Alton Brown and still watch Good Eats reruns all the time.  I want cupcakes now.... gonna write this recipe down!

[CK1901]

Thanks! I'm obsessed with sweet rice flour. I think it makes a big difference. 

[kareng]

What flour mixture did you use? That can make a big difference.

 

 

I just realized that you put this in the recipe!   

[CK1901]

oh, sorry! I thought you were asking mamaw. 

 

I would love to see the champagne recipe!

[mamaw]

For  some reason my  scanner  will not  scan  so  I can't post the recipe  , sorry. But  look in the  October  issue  of Food Solution Magazine....or  I'm  fairly sure  it  will show  up on Pinterest at  sometime , maybe on there already.....