Chocolate Chip Chiffon Cake(Dam Family Birthday Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. cooking oil
5 egg yolks (medium)
1 c. egg whites (7 or 8)
1 1/2 to 3 sq. unsweetened chocolate, shaved
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. cold water
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Measure flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Make a well and add oil, egg yolks, water and vanilla.
Beat with a spoon until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whip egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff.
Do not underbeat.
Pour egg yolk/flour mixture over whipped egg whites.
Gently fold with rubber spatula until just blended.
Do not stir.
Fold in shaved chocolate.
Pour immediately into ungreased pan and bake.
Tube pan, 10 x 4-inch at 325\u00b0 for 55 minutes, then 350\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes.
Oblong, 9 x 3-inch at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.
Immediately turn finished cake upside down, placing tube part over neck of funnel or bottle, or resting edge of oblong pan on edges of two other pans.
Let hang, free of table, until cold.
Loosen from sides and tube with spatula.
Turn over and place on cake plate.
Frost cake with Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows).