Taisan
Taisan is a soft and fluffy Filipino chiffon cake brushed with butter then sprinkled with sugar and cheese on top. One bite is not enough and you'll be coming back for more!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories:
Ingredients
For meringue
- 3 egg whites
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar
- ¼ cup sugar
For cake batter
- 3 egg yolks
- 80 ml or ⅓ cup milk
- 100 grams or 7/8 cup cake flour
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder.
Toppings
- melted butter, sugar, grated cheese
Instructions
Making the meringue
- Beat egg whites with a hand mixer until frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat again at medium-high speed for 3 minutes or until foamy white.
- Gradually add sugar while beating until stiff peaks or can hold form.
Making the cake batter
- In a separate bowl, Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Beat egg yolks with wire whisk first until yolks totally break. Change into a hand mixer and gradually add sugar until pale in color.
- Tip in vanilla extract and mix until completely incorporated
- Slowly pour milk while beating in medium-high speed. Add vegetable oil and mix until fully incorporated.
- Tip in the cake flour mixture into the egg yolks mixture and using a spatula mix until smooth in texture.
- Take the meringue and gently fold to the yolk batter in three to four additions until batter is uniform and well mixed.
- Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes in a pre heated oven at160°C / 320°F, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Once it cools down, remove from pan and brush the cake with melted butter. Sprinkle sugar and grated cheese on top. Bon appetit!