Hi, may i know how To adjust the ingredients’ mEasurements for a 23-cm chiFfon tin? In a dry, grease-free mixer bowl, pour in egg whites and sprinkle cream of tartar over. Welcome to my little space where I enjoy sharing simple, delicious, everyday Asian food recipes, and more! Pandan chiffon cake is moistened and flavoured with coconut milk and pandan juice. I wish I could offer an explanation. A sticky and crumbly texture is new to me, to be honest. Thanks for your prompt reply. To prevent chiffon cakes from falling or slipping out of the pan while inverted, try to use a cake pan without non-stick coating (the cake needs to ‘hang’ or stick onto the sides as it rises and later, when it’s inverted). From twenty leaves and 400ml water, expect to produce around 50ml richly flavoured pandan paste. A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) portion may pack 43–80% of the DV, though the exact amount varies widely. Hi, which brand of Pandan paste do you use and where do you buy from? The use of cake flour which has a lower protein content compared to plain flour, is also what gives the chiffon cake it’s soft and tender texture. Don't miss our delicious recipes and updates in your inbox! Press the back of a spoon against it to obtain the juice. My first ever chiffon cake! ), would it be ok to use roughly the same measurements for the 6″ tin as this and just tweak them accordingly? Hi Celia, I would like to fully omit the dandna juice. To release the cake, run an offset spatula gently around the sides of the pan, pressing against the pan as much as possible. I strongly recommend folding with a whisk. Add coconut oil and continue beating. Pandan … To start with, you can substitute it for water in any bread or cake recipe. Pandan juice cannot be frozen, unfortunately. When it comes to coconut milk, I highly recommend the KARA brand, but again, any packet brand should be fine. Try this – For the batter:6 egg yolks; 55 g sugar; 120 ml coconut milk; 60 ml oil (4 tbsp);1/2 tsp pandan paste; 120 g cake flour; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; For the meringue: 6 egg whites; 3/4 tsp cream of tartar; 70 g sugar. Loosely fill a 6 cup capacity blender with the leaves. When you’re ready to tuck into it, thaw out the frozen cake at room temperature for 2-3 hours, or until it comes to room temperature. Prepare 50 ml of milk. not stiff enough) or over-folding the whipped whites, or over-mixing the cake batter – these all lead to loss of trapped air bubbles and thus less volume = less height = more denseI texture.? You can still make the pandan juice as per the original amount, as there is more than for what you need here. ( Log Out /  Only do so about 5 minutes before the end of baking, to check if the cake is done. Stir with a whisk until all the flour is incorporated and no streaks of flour are visible. The cake crumb should be moist, might even feel a bit damp when first removed from the pan, but not soggy. Thanks so much for writing in! Keep sharing your baking stories, ya? For the meringue: 2 egg whites; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 20 g sugar. How much pandan paste do I have to add in? I only have a 18cm chiffon pan. Have a wonderful weekend, and happy baking! However, this time the batter was abit less fluffy then the prev time. I have forgotten to mention that I used a 23cm cake tin with your recipe for 100g flour. Hope this helps! If your recipe asks for 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar, then replace with 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Also, thank you for sharing the amount of lakanto and extra tips! It worked out really well!!! Wondering why the sides of the cake is not brown even though i set the temperature to 170 deg and 180 deg for an hour. Appreciate it so much! What about salt? The flaky pastry is baked sans butter and eggs and the lotus paste filling made with diabetic-friendly sugar substitute maltitol sweetener, and spiked with fresh pandan juice. We had this all the time as kids and I’m so chuffed to be able to recreate it for my family and my little girl. If you had blobs of beaten egg white in the batter which required more folding on your part, to incorporate into the batter, that would be a sign of overwhipped whites. You’re most welcome, Stella! Note: A bit of cracking on the surface of the cake as it bakes is perfectly alright! Process to a pulp. Thanks for sharing, stay safe. Chiffon cakes are kind of tricky because there could be not just one, but a combination of several factors. Will it be ok? Hi Celia, I have only 7 inch pan, how should I reduce the ingredients please? Thank you! Set aside … Hi Stella, thank you for writing! Tks ☺️. You won’t find wild corn producing cobs, nor will you find wild pandan producing seed. Hello celia, May i use coconut oil instead of veg oil? For the meringue: 4 egg whites, 1/2 tsp cream of tartar, 45g sugar. Celia – many thanks for all your hard work to put out such a thorough and detailed recipe! Instead of 1 TBSP pandan juice and 1/4-1/2 tsp of Pandan paste, can I replace with pandan esscence and how much should be used? Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done. i tried this pandan chiffon cake and it tastes amazing. Also, the pandan paste can be increased a tad, but not too much, bearing in mind that the colour will also be much more saturated. It could also be due to placing the cake pan too close to the top heat, so usually, I place my cake pan on the lowest rack in my oven. Add ⅓ of meringue (whipped egg whites with sugar) to the batter. Cover loosely over the top and sides with clingwrap, but sealed around the base at the edge of your plate, so as to prevent the cake from drying out. So thrilled to hear it turned out well for you! Hi Celia. Apart from flavouring drinks and rice, another dead easy use for pandan juice is to flavour sago pudding or a steamed sponge pudding. What you think, cause of this? Thanks. Allow it to ‘hang’ in this position until completely cooled. Using a chiffon or tube pan would be best. Mine came out really sticky and crumbly so it doesn’t look too nice when I scrapped it out from the tin. Ive gifted quite a few cakes last week ? Over folding can cause the batter to lose trapped air (volume), or could be the egg whites were either slightly underwhipped or overwhipped. I have tried a few recipes but always failed. Press the back of a spoon against it to obtain the juice. It turned out beautiful. Depending on the size of the waffles, serving size might varies. my pandan cake rises but it sink after over turn to cool. Give your kitchen cupboards or drawers nice pandan fragrance. If you do end up with some extra batter, what I usually do is bake the rest in paper muffin cups, but do these after you have finished baking the larger chiffon. Remember to share your pics on Instagram and tag @foodelicacy or #foodelicacy. A finger test is equally effective. I’ve baked this in a dark grey aluminum pan, and it browns nicely all around. When you lift some meringue with the whisk (flick away excess), it should hold a firm shape from the base towards the tip, and droop over just a bit. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. For the meringue: 3 egg yolks; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 35 g sugar. I use large eggs, typically between 56 to 62 gm each. This could leave you with a dense base. Gently tap or push the pan's base to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. I’ll be in touch soon. My tube pan is 23cm. Generally, egg yolks, oil and sugar give the cake it’s moistness, whipped egg whites and leavening agents like baking powder, cream of tartar, etc, gives it the volume (rise and fluff) and flour provides the structure. Hi Celia, your recipe taste really fragrant and it rises well too . Can u comment on why is that so? More often found is a chemically derived artificial flavoring which remains the go-to product in many countries that uses this flavoring. Thank you! If the cake dropped out shortly after inverting, this is possibly due to under-baking or baking in a pan that has a bit of a non-stick coating. * To separate the two, gradually and gently pour off the pandan juice; This leaves pandan paste which, if not used immediately, should be returned to the fridge and used within a week. Hi Doreen, thank you for writing in! Fresh pandan leaves are as aromatic as they are flavoursome. Hi Mel! Scoop out the pulp into a metal sieve, placed over a bowl to catch the juices. So thrilled this humble recipe can bring you and your family enjoyment and happiness! The substitutions sound good! I use Kara coconut milk, Redman pandan paste (not extract) in addition to fresh pandan juice, Madagascar Bourbon vanilla extract, and cream of tartar. Hi Neha, that’s awesome! Will omitting it result in lack of pandan flavour? Hi Ann, thank you for your kind words of sharing and encouragement! shorter baking time. May I know how much pandan extract should I put in order to get more visible green tint & pandan flavor? Hi Wati, thank you so much for your feedback! Fresh pandan at T&T, sold as “la dua” If you buy them frozen, they may come pre-rinsed and pre-sliced, but I still prefer to give them a quick rinse. I personally don’t cover chiffon cake when baking, and some cracking is normal. Hope these give you some idea! Pandan side shoots often produce stilt roots, so cuttings are ready to grow in a new location; Position pandan somewhere sunny and sheltered, and protect them from western sunshine which can burn the leaves. Just wondering whether I can substitute the coconut milk with milk instead? Then, wrap in a final layer of aluminium foil, and place it in the freezer. I used Philips pressure cooker. Chiffon cakes need to ‘hang’ until completely cooled. Whats the reason why do not open oven door during baking? Cold egg whites do not whip up as well, so it won’t trap as much air as egg whites at room temperature. Once removed from the oven, immediately invert the pan over a bottle neck once it is removed from the oven. Resulting cake didn’t rise much unfortunately. In a separate large bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. May I know why? What a great recipe! texture dry. I hope your this pandan chiffon will be my to go chiffon recipe too. I hope you can succeed with my step-by-step visual guide! All Rights Reserved. Hi Celia, came across your Pandan chiffon cake blog recently . I just wanted to check if i have a 24cm tin instead, how do I calculate the ingredients to make it work? Sugee Cookies – Makes Melt-in-Your-Mouth Magic! I’d love to see your bakes so if you’re on Instagram, feel free to #foodelicacy, ya?? Hi Celia, thanks for the detailed recipe! You could email me at [email protected]. Or if you have tube pan with ‘feet’, invert the pan over a cooling rack. Craving Lechon? Hope this helps! Because you have to work in more folding, the batter could lose volume resulting in a denser texture. Coz I feel 7 eggs seem abit too much for my pan. What if I don’t have cream of tartar? Hi Celia – I’m from the States and don’t have pandan leaves or pandan paste, but I do have pandan essence. Hi Connie, it should be fine when kept overnight at room temperature, if stored in an air tight container in a cool, dry place. You could in fact, omit entirely or substitute. Hi Wenny, no worries! First, pre-heat the oven to 300° F. Slowly mix the yolks, sugar, vegetable oil, coconut milk and pandan extract or paste in a bowl using your electric mixer or whisk. Because there could be a few possible causes, I’ll try to cover these in a separate email to you. I'm the gal behind this small space that I think is my little piece of heaven on earth. Let’s learn to make pandan juice & pandan extract (concentrated pandan juice): 1. For this recipe, we’re using the juices of the pandan leaves to infuse the chiffon cake with its beautiful greenish hues, flavour and aroma. For the meringue: 3 egg whites; 1/4 tsp cream of tartar; 35 g sugar. Ingredients of Pandan Pancake. Thanks in advance. I use TOP and bottom heat at 170 deg and my baking time is extended to 85mins , still the same . If you find that the cake didn’t rise much, the likely issue is the meringue. If your oven temperature is accurate, and the cake still collapses mid-baking, try baking at a lower temperature, 165°C. I’m not entirely sure, but this happens to me too especially when baking in certain chiffon pans. When the mixture comes to a boil, add in softened gelatin sheets and mix well until gelatin sheets have dissolved. The second is an overworked batter, which usually happens when there’s too much folding causing the meringue to lose volume – this too, results in a dense and compact crumb. I have a 17 cm pan. Hi Celia, thank you very much for this very detailed and clear recipe! Hi Catherine, it sounds like the egg whites might have been over-whipped if the cake rose and then sank after cooling, and also if texture turned out dry. Required fields are marked *. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Hi Hui Ling, I usually buy pandan paste from Phoon Huat outlets, or from NTUC supermarkets – any brand will do. Congratulations.. the credit is all yours as you must have followed the recipe carefully and handled the batter perfectly to get it soft and fluffy! Congratulations! So thrilled to hear your bake was successful! What could have gone wrong? =D. Fit an electric mixer with a whisk attachment. The whisk helps incorporate meringue more easily and thoroughly, with minimal loss of volume due to the inherent shape and structure of the whisk. Thanks! In a pot, combine agar agar, coconut juice,sugar, and pandan flavoring and boil until agar agar is dissolved completely. Hopefully yours will work for me. Allow it to 'hang' until completely cooled. This will give you a smoother and finer cake crumb and enable the cake to rise evenly and uniformly. I haven’t encountered the sides ‘cracking’ open before. Baking times may vary also if baking in a regular pan, may take slightly longer. Thanks in advance for your advice . The meringue will incorporate more easily and thoroughly, with minimal loss of volume due to the inherent shape and structure of the whisk. Add the butter, sugar and lemon zest to an electric mixer. There would need to be some compensation by adding more flour/egg whites. To compliment the custard filling, the beautiful green pillow-like snow skin is made with pandan juice extract and no artificial colouring. If you can't find it, replace with 1/4 cup water and add another 1/4 tsp of pandan paste. Take the blade out, pour in the rest of the water and mix. Stand pots in a saucer or tray and keep this topped up with water – a depth of 1cm is sufficient; Take stem cuttings in summer. It will be OK without the pandan leaves, but will be lacking a certain aroma. I learnt something new from you – I’ve never baked in a pressure cooker before nor have I used lakanto. You could also reduce the coconut milk a bit (say, 105 ml instead of 120 ml) if it was a bit moist. Prepare 1/4 tsp of baking soda. It’s 2 of eggs. Dense crumb could be the result of an under-whipped or over-worked meringue. Happy baking! There’s just one part that isn’t satisfactory. Pandan rice usually found in Indonesian restaurants. Pour into the chiffon tube pan from one place, and let the batter spread to fill the pan. Both occassion, the cake raised after baking. Hello Celia, Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. Hi Bel, coconut oil sounds interesting, though generally speaking, vegetable oils with neutral tastes are recommended. do you have any solution to this? Now all you need do it cut the leaves into lengths that fit in your saucepan. Remember the cream of tartar is for whipping up the meringue, so do not add it here. Happy baking and have a great week ahead. Hi Jaslyn, thank you for sharing! I think putting it in the fridge will change the texture. Fortunately, pandan is easy to grow in a subtropical or tropical climate, they make an attractive display, it is easy to propagate and to maintain in a kitchen garden. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Could the tin be oversize? Thanks for the detail on pandan. But I believe coconut cream will work fine! Hope it turns out fine! Sure, you can try these quantities for a 6-inch chiffon pan. It’s fascinating to know you can bake in pressure cookers these days! Do u hv a 6 eggs recipe? Some video says cover woth alu foil from the start to prevent top cracking and remove foil aft 20mins. I would start with 1 – 1½ tsp pandan essence. Happy baking! Hi, may i know how to adjust the ingredients measurement for a 23cm chiffon tin? * Snip leaves into sections 1-2cm long and put into a blender; I need at least 2 days to get the paste ready. Hello Celia Thank you for sharing the recipe. Thank you very much ? Many thanks again for working out the recipe for me. For the batter: 7 egg yolks; 65 g sugar; 120 ml coconut milk; 70 ml oil (4 tbsp + 2 tsp); 20 ml pandan juice (1 tbsp + 1 tsp); 1/2 tsp pandan paste; 140 g cake flour; 1/4 + 1/8 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder. Pandan paste (bottom) falls out of suspension from pandan juice. Not only is it an iconic South-East Asian sweet cake, pandan chiffon cake is hailed as Singapore’s national cake! But if you want to try, may I suggest using 1 tbsp concentrated pandan juice or extract, as explained in my post. So it’s not that you cannot, just that a sudden temperature fluctuation in the oven can cause the cake to collapse. As a result, these mooncakes are smooth, soft, not too sweet and filled with pandan aroma. Also its de se at the bottom! That’s so wonderful to hear! It’ll take much shorter time. I finally tried your chiffon cake recipe! Gently running a thin spatula in an ‘S’ motion throughout the batter helps reduce large air pockets. Whip until stiff peaks form. I surprised myself even when I tasted it and so did my Family. Then I came across this website and thought I’d give it a try. Thank you for sharing your recipe but I am unable to find the pan size you used for this, please help ??? Smooth and level the surface. An oven thermometer is highly recommended because oven temperatures can lose their calibration, so this is to be sure if your oven is at the temperature setting that you want it to be. Hi Celia, can I check if i have a 10 inch tin instead, how do I calculate the ingredients to make it work? I tried your recipe and it didn’t turned out right, my chiffon cake, doesn’t look good. If you like your pandan chiffon cake tasting richer, you can use pandan extract in place of pandan juice. I’m a beginner at baking but managed to somehow bake this successfully ? ), and when you want to eat it, I find it’s as good after microwaving for 10 to 15 secs on medium high. The other option is to substitute every 1/2 tsp cream of tartar with 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar, as they have the same acidity as cream of tartar. I’d love to know how you do it! How to Use Pandan Juice. Use in cooking (pandan chicken, rendang, rice for making nasi lemak) 2. We love it for its unique flavour and sweet fragrance, which makes it popular for cooking as well as baking purposes. * Add 400ml water and blend very thoroughly (about a minute); The first tip to using home grown pandan is the most flavoursome leaves for cooking are not the youngest, but the fully mature ones. The base of each leaf is a creamy colour. And I think you’ll find that this is my best ever, yet! ?Happy baking!! Hi Evanni, reduce the recipe ingredients by 20%. All nutritional values are approximate only. Place into a blender or food processor and add water. ( Log Out /  Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I haven’t tried this myself, so I can’t determine the quantity exactly. Thank you so much! In my humble opinion, the pandan chiffon cake is truly unique and extraordinary. Prepare 50 gr of sugar. Thanks for the detailed sharing! It’ll help a lot if you could tell me what the texture was like. Hi Celia! Would that work for this recipe? Your email address will not be published. Pour the juice into an air-tight container and place it in the fridge over-night. Soft & Moist Bakery-Style Butter Coconut Buns. Thanks much. It is endearing in its appeal because it embodies the vibrant and diverse culinary heritage of South-East Asia. Chiffon cakes are best baked in a chiffon tube pan without non-stick coating. Try whipping to stiff peak stage – this is when you lift the whisk and turn it upside down, the egg whites on the whisk should hold its shape straight up, and maybe droop just a little at the tip. Should I on the fan or not? Bake with top and bottom heating mode, but without fan-assist. Let me know if you’re in need of any help. 🙂. Hi Ana, wow!????? Strain the pandan juice into a bowl or jug and add to the recipe. When blooming cocoa, remember to allow it cool to room temperature before incorporating it into the rest of the batter. Also, depending on how you release the sides of the cake from the pan, the brown crust could have stuck to the insides of the pan. So, what you have in pandan chiffon cake is a wonderfully delicious confection with an ultra airy and fluffy crumb, and an extremely tender and smooth, velvety texture. Can I replace cream of tartar with baking powder or baking soda? Here is how you achieve it. Hi Celia My chiffon pan is 23cm, how to adjust the recipe & what’s the baking time? I didn’t use lemon juice or vinegar for this recipe, as I usually prefer cream of tartar for a more stable meringue. This is simply how my family enjoys it. You can replace coconut milk with regular milk, though of course the rich and creamy flavour won’t be quite there for a pandan chiffon cake. The mixture will turn a lighter shade after about 3-4 minutes of beating. I can only tell you what I use. Hi Wati! You could try whipping the egg whites with agave, I’ve read that it does work. ? To everybody reading this post, just trust this recipe and enjoy. Having been extremely encouraged by my success with my chocolate chiffon cake recipe adjustment a couple of days ago, I was ready to put forward my updated pandan chiffon cake! If it’s a 10-inch (23/24 cm) tube pan, use these amounts – For the batter: 7 egg yolks; 65 g sugar; 120 ml coconut milk; 20 ml pandan juice (1 tbsp + 1 tsp); 70 ml oil (4 tbsp + 2 tsp); 1/2 – 3/4 tsp pandan paste (your preference) ; 140 g cake flour; 1/4 + 1/8 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder. Thanks to u! 2 Tbsp pandan juice (see below for making pandan juice) a few drops pandan coloring/pandan paste, optional. and wad are the size used for the eggs? Thank you so much for trying out the recipes and for leaving your comments. It’s not raise straight. Making kuih tako is another method to quickly use up the leaves. I have tried it but ny cake deflates after rising while still in the oven! I set it to 52 mins baking time, seal at “bake”. I got a newbie question. Just like corn on the cob, what we grow has been shaped by cultivation to suit human needs. The whole cake fall off after like 5 minutes. My chiffon cake finally finally came out fluffy and moist 🙂 For your other chiffon cake recipes (looking at attempting the chocolate one next! Hi Celia, thanks for the 6-inch chiffon pan measurements! Hi Jessie, the trickiest part of a chiffon cake is commonly the meringue. In a separate medium sized pot, mix 500 ml of water, knotted pandan leaves, 2 tsp pandan paste and sugar. You can blend some pandan leaves with water to form a concentrated paste to extract the juice which you can use as the extract. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Hi Rachel, from my experience, this could happen if the oven temperature is too hot, so the top of the cake expands and rises too quickly before the base and sides have baked through, then deflates. I wish you success! Hi Jessie, thank you for sharing! Hi Val, you can use 1/2 tsp pandan paste, or even a tad more. A tart with a difference — pairing fragrant pandan with citrusy lemon. It’s a personal preference, I feel, how you enjoy the texture of a chiffon cake. Store the rest in an air-tight jar and keep chilled for up to 5 days. Haha.. Some cooks prefer to use coconut milk in recipes instead of water, just don’t try to turn this into a shortcut: blending pandan leaves with coconut milk makes filtering almost impossible. I love it. Will it be ok to keep the cake on the counter top (spore is very humid n hot) for just 1 day (make on thu, consume on fri)? Hello Celia: thanks for the detailed instructions and photos. If you use self-raising flour, you may want to replace 1 – 2 tbsp with corn starch, as well as reduce baking powder and the salt a bit. Even then, the pandan flavour might not be as pronounced compared to pandan paste. Thank you!!! Hi! I’m making this today. The best pans are made of aluminium with a removable base. Once again, thanks so much for the recipe. Hi Min, thanks so much for sharing! Top n bottom heat setting? You will need water, pandan leaves, a blender, a sieve (or muslin cloth), a pair of scissors, and a tall glass or jar. Unfortunately I have tried a few times but I always get dense bake – there will be some part that is still wet , the bottom esp (which means the top when it is in the oven ) , what could be the reason? As a chiffon cake, it is really light! Cream of tartar helps to stabilise whipped egg whites so you can get those nice, firm peaks and the trapped air will be more stable. I love the taste but I was not successful even after 2 attempts. Whenever someone locates a rare ‘wild’ population they usually turn out to be garden escapes so where it originated from is still uncertain, although the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, indicate the point of origin may be the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Hope this helps. Hi Celia Thanks for your reply. please keep your comments coming, ya? Hi Jamie, that’s so wonderful to hear! It’s natural for the cake to rise quite a bit and then lose a bit of height towards the end of baking as the cake structure reaches stability. The mixture should be thick, smooth and free of lumps. And when baking is completed, i switched off the power, leave cake in the cooker for another 10 mins and then only open the lid. Happy baking, Fennie! Tel: 6282-2951. www.delcies.com Hi Connie, sure you could. I’d love to hear from you how it goes! Here are the amounts adjusted for a 17-cm tube pan. If you did all that, then the usual issues with chiffon cafe could likely be that the egg whites were not beaten sufficiently to just stiff peaks, or over folding the batter which could cause the cake to lose volume and become denser. Your welcome, Yvonne! Available till Sept 16. * Pour freshly made pandan juice into a tall glass or bottle; Hi Fiana, I think you could get away with 5 egg yolks and 6 egg whites if you’re using smaller 50gm eggs.? You could fill in paper or cupcake muffin moulds, and bake separately after the cake. Store in refrigerator and use within 1 week. But since this chiffon cake uses coconut milk, I’d be interested to know if the flavour of coconut oil intensifies the overall flavour of the cake, so I hope you can share if you do try this. These taste bitter, so snip them off with scissors. At the same time, it helps to reduce air pockets in the batter, so big gaping holes in your chiffon cake can be avoided. I can think of a few possibilities if the cake didn’t rise quite as tall: (1) meringue might have lost a bit of volume during the folding process, thereby losing some trapped air bubbles; (2) meringue could have been slightly under-whipped so it hasn’t reached the optimal amount of trapped air bubbles; (3) may need to check if your baking powder is still active, or might have lost some efficacy. Happy baking! Hi, thanks for the recipe. Hi Rachel, I haven’t used sugar substitutes like sweeteners, so I can’t say for sure how the texture and moistness will be affected. Chiffon cakes have two parts to making the batter. I baked the same recipe in a dark tube pan, and it had a nice, deep browning all around the sides. Or do I need to use 60g eggs? What kind of pan size do you have? 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