My Mind Patch: Butter Corn Chiffon Cake 牛油玉米威风蛋糕

Real corn is a mild flavour ingredient. In my first attempt, I baked the cake without adding any artificial flavouring. I could barely taste the corn and the predominant flavour seemed to come from the eggs.

In my second attempt, I added rum essence to mask the overwhelming egg taste, and to bring out the mild corn flavour. The result was very satisfactory - I finally got a nice corn 🌽flavour cake 😋

I didn't use vanilla extract as I was afraid that the vanilla may steal the flavour of the cake.

Yield: One 6" round cake

Pan size: 6x3" round pan

Baking Temperature: 140°C for 25 to 30 minutes ➡ 170°C for 12 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

All ingredients in room temperature, otherwise stated

Using 55g Omega 3&6 eggs

25g steamed corn kernels

35g water 水

20g unsalted butter

15g condensed milk 炼奶

55g top/cake flour 低筋面粉

5g milk powder 奶粉

3 egg yolks 蛋黄

1/2 tsp rum/vanilla essence 兰姆酒/香草精

3 egg whites 蛋白

Pinch of fine salt 细盐

45g fine sugar 细砂糖

Directions

1. Line the base of an 6" round cake mould with parchment paper. Need not grease the side.

2. Sieve top/cake flour and milk powder into a bowl. Set aside.

3. Blend steamed corn and water in a food processor till smooth.

Collect 50g of the corn puree and add 15g of condensed milk and 20g of unsalted butter in a heat resistant bowl.

Place the bowl of corn-milk mixture in a rice cooker, and turn on the "Keep Warm" function for about 10 minutes to warm up the content. You can also heat the content over the stove or microwave oven.

After about 10 minutes.

4. Take out the warm content and pour in the sifted flour mixture from (2) immediately. Combine using a spatula into a smooth corn-milk paste.

5. Mix in the 3 egg yolks, one at a time, to corn-milk paste.

Followed by the rum essence.

Cover and set aside.

6. In a separate, clean and grease-free mixing bowl, add a pinch of fine salt to egg whites. Beat egg white to frothy, then starts to add 45g of sugar gradually. Beat at high speed till almost stiff peak state.

Reduce the mixer speed to low at the final 1 minute. Set aside.

7. Add about 1/3 of the meringue to (6) and mix well.

8. Pour (7) back to combine with the remaining meringue. Fold to combine into a smooth batter.

9. Pour the batter into the prepared 6" round cake pan. Tap the pan against the work top to remove any trapped air bubbles.

10. Bake in a preheated oven at 140° Celsius for about 25 to 30 minutes, at the lower rack.

When the cake rises to almost reaching the rim of the cake mould, increase the temperature to 170° Celsius for about 12 to 15 minutes.

At end of baking.

11. Remove from oven and drop the cake with the pan, 3 times over a cloth. And invert the mould immediately over a wire rack to cool down for about 20 to 25 minutes.