Is December, this momma turn 47 young yesterday , nothing fancy happen since I don't like to celebrate birthday especially my own but I baked cake for sure, not because of birthday's girl need cake but I have 2 cookies monsters at home who keep looking what under cake dome .. any time !!! I said any time, I am not joking ..
Anyway, I visited a local library the other day and found this recipe from book I borrow (ssst.. I tell you secret, I love flip all cooking books - I always amazed by pretty pictures under tag 'food' hahaha .. are you with me ?)
The recipe called 'Chocolate Confetti Chiffon Cake with Almond Crunch' .. whoaaa... that is a long title for the cake, so I baked this cake on my birthday and surprise (or not surprise) this two cookie monsters love the crunch topping on the cake and off course the chocolate confetti inside the cake
So here is the recipe I slightly copy so I won't forget and will make another time for sure
Chocolate Confetti Chiffon Cake with Almond Crunch
For the topping
1 large white egg
1 1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 tbsp granulated sugar
For the cake
1 1/2 cup miniature semi sweet chocolate chips
2 1/4 cup cake flour (all purpose flour, will work too - just shifted 2times)
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup corn or canola oil (vegetable oil, work as well)
7 large eggs, separated
2/3 cup waters
1 tsp vanila extract
1 tsp almond extract (skip if you don't have)
1/4 tsp cream of tar tar (fresh lemon juice can be used as substitute
For Glaze
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
3 - 4 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp almond extract
Prepare the Topping
Heat the oven 325F . Have ready un greased non stick baking sheet
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs white with fork until foamy, about 30 second. Stir in the nuts until they're evenly coated. Sprinkle sugar over the nuts. Spread the nuts with wooden spoon onto the baking sheet. Bake for 5 minute, stir the nuts and bake again for another 5 -8 minutes. Remove the nuts, immediately stir them . The nuts will become crispas the cool. Set a side
Make the Cake
Heat the oven to 325 F Have ready 10inch un greased chiffon pan
In food processor , pulse the chocolate until some of them are finely grated and the rest have formed small crumbs
In a large bowl, shift together flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt. Male a well in the center and put in the oil, egg yolks, water, vanila, almond extract. Beat the mixture until smooth and thick. Fold in the reserved chocolate chips. Set a side
In a large , clean bowl stand mixer, whisk white eggs, cream of tar tar until foamy, add little by little remaining granulated sugar, Beat until soft peaks form
Stir about 1/3 white eggs mixture into yolk batter, gently fold . Do it until all the mixture comes nicely together . Bake for about 1hour 15 minutes, depend on your oven (make sure you check with clean skewer)
Invert the pan onto a bottle with narrow neck and cool thoroughly about 1 hour than remove the cake , slide onto a serving plate
Make the Glaze :
In a small bowl, stir sugar, mil and extract, adding enough milk to make a smooth glaze, set a side 2 tbsp. Spread the remaining glazed over the top of the cake, you might not used all of it. Cover the top of cake with prepared almond crunch , drizzle the reserved glazed. Enjoy
