Maple-Nut Chiffon Cake

By á-2765

Mom used to make this cake when I was in High School and my friends always requested it when I had a party. Think Aunt Adeline was the originator.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 sifted cake flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1 cup egg whites
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 5 egg yolks
• 2 tsp. maple flavoring
• 1/2 tsp cream tartar
• 1 cup finely chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Sift flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl. Stir in brown sugar. Make a well in dry ingredients. In this order add:

salad oil, egg yolks, water and flavoing. Beat until smooth. Combine eggs whites and cream of tartar in large bowl. Beat until very still peaks. Pour egg-yolk batter in thin stram over entire surgace of egg whites---fold in until blended. Fold in nuts. Bake in 10" ungreased angel food cake pan for 55 min. in 325 oven...then 10-15 min. on 350. Invert pan and cool thoroughly.

Frost with maple powdered sugar frosting.