chiffon cake

Foam-textured sponge dessert

A chiffon cake is a light, airy cake made with vegetable oil rather than butter, leavened with both baking powder and beaten egg whites.

The method combines the richness of a butter cake with the sponginess of an angel food cake: She brought a lemon chiffon cake to the potluck.

The texture is moist and tender.

dessert

angel food

Fluffy eggwhite cake

glaze · layered · birthday · celebration · confectionery · bakery · pastry · tres leches

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • airyLight and well-ventilated
  • softYielding to touch

spongy · springy · bouncy · pillowy · delicate · tender · moist · elastic · resilient · cushiony

technique

egg whites

Clear ovoid protein

oil-based · whipping · stiff peaks · cream of tartar

Categories
Opposites
texture/density

chiffon cakepound cake

Dense buttery loaf dessert

dense · fruitcake · heavy · mud cake · cheesecake

richness/fat content

chiffon cakebutter cake

Dense baked good, dairy-rich

German chocolate cake · buttery · rich · decadent · devil's food cake

moisture level

chiffon caketres leches cake

Cake soaked in three milks

rum cake · moist · soaked · sticky toffee pudding · wet

Family

cake, pancake, cupcake, fruitcake, cheesecake, shortcake, chiffon, cakewalk, birthday cake

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G