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Chocolate-flavored cakes and desserts hold a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. Our Chocolate Chiffon Cake recipe takes this classic dessert to a whole new level by incorporating chocolate chips both inside and on top of the cake. The result is a richer, more indulgent treat that’s sure to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth.

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Chocolate chip

What is in a chocolate chip?

Chocolate chips are small, round or tear-drop-shaped pieces of chocolate that come in various flavors, such as milk, dark, and white chocolate. They are typically made from cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, and sometimes additional ingredients like vanilla or lecithin. Chocolate chips are a versatile ingredient used in various baked goods, like cookies, cakes, and muffins, as well as a topping for ice cream and other desserts.

To reduce the chance of chocolate chips inside the cake falling to the bottom, you need to coat them with flour before folding them into the batter. For chocolate chips used as topping, you may omit this step.

Don’t forget to explore our other delicious chiffon cake recipes in our collection.

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Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Chips | MyKitchen101en

Yields: 12 pcs

Ingredients:

  • 6 egg yolks (grade A, room temp.)
  • ⅓ tsp fine salt
  • 55 g fine sugar
  • 160 g milk
  • 80 g corn oil
  • 135 g cake flour
  • 25 g cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp baking soda
  • 75 g chocolate chips

Ingredients for meringue:

  • 6 egg whites (grade A, room temp.)
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  • 120 g fine sugar

Other ingredient:

25 g chocolate chips (for topping)


Directions:

1 Add in a tray of water (about 2 cups) in the oven, preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake
 

2 Combine cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and 75 g of chocolate chips, sift through and mix well. Set aside chocolate chips coated with flour. (Reminder: Coating chocolate chip with flour will help preventing it from sinking all to the bottom.)

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

3 Combine egg yolks, salt and sugar, mix well. Add in milk, mix well. Add in oil, mix well. Sift in flour mixture, mix until combined.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake
 

4 Whisk egg whites on low speed until large bubbles are formed. Add in cream of tartar, whisk until tiny bubbles. Add in sugar gradually, whisk until stiff peak (the peaks will point straight up and hold). (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free and water-free (including egg yolk). It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

5 Add meringue into batter in 4 batches, mix gently using balloon whisk.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

6 Fold gently until well mixed with spatula.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

7 Fold in chocolate chips coated with flour.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

8 Tap mixing bowl on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles, then pour batter into 22-cm loose base tube pan (do not grease), tap tube pan gently again on countertop for a few times. Decorate the top with 25 g of chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

9 Put into preheated oven, bake at 160°C/320°F for 45 minutes, then at 180°C/355°F for another 10-15 minutes, until the top of Chocolate Chiffon Cake is golden brown. (Reminder: The heat for different oven is different, the suggested time is only for reference, adjust the baking time base on your oven if necessary.)

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

10 Turn the pan upside down onto a wire rack (at least 6″ from countertop), set aside until fully cooled.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

11 Unmould Chocolate Chiffon Cake when it has fully cooled down.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Chips

Chocolate flavor cakes and desserts are kids’ favorite. To make the taste of this Chocolate Chiffon Cake richer, this recipe adds chocolate chips inside and on top of the cake.

Rate

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine Baking
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 247 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 22-cm loose base tube pan

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 6 egg yolks grade A, room temp.
  • tsp fine salt
  • 55 g fine sugar
  • 160 g milk
  • 80 g corn oil
  • 135 g cake flour
  • 25 g cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • tsp baking soda
  • 75 g chocolate chips

Ingredients for meringue:

  • 6 egg whites grade A, room temp.
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  • 120 g fine sugar

Other ingredient:

  • 25 g chocolate chips for topping

Instructions
 

  • Add in a tray of water (about 2 cups) in the oven, preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Combine cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and 75 g of chocolate chips, sift through and mix well. Set aside chocolate chips coated with flour.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Combine egg yolks, salt and sugar, mix well. Add in milk, mix well. Add in oil, mix well. Sift in flour mixture, mix until combined.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Whisk egg whites on low speed until large bubbles are formed. Add in cream of tartar, whisk until tiny bubbles. Add in sugar gradually, whisk until stiff peak (the peaks will point straight up and hold). (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free and water-free (including egg yolk). It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Add meringue into batter in 4 batches, mix gently using balloon whisk.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Fold gently until well mixed with spatula.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Fold in chocolate chips coated with flour.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Tap mixing bowl on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles, then pour batter into 22-cm loose base tube pan (do not grease), tap tube pan gently again on countertop for a few times. Decorate the top with 25 g of chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Put into preheated oven, bake at 160°C/320°F for 45 minutes, then at 180°C/355°F for another 10-15 minutes, until the top of Chocolate Chiffon Cake is golden brown. (Reminder: The heat for different oven is different, the suggested time is only for reference, adjust the baking time base on your oven if necessary.)
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Turn the pan upside down onto a wire rack (at least 6″ from countertop), set aside until fully cooled.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake
  • Unmould Chocolate Chiffon Cake when it has fully cooled down.
    Chocolate Chiffon Cake

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Notes

Coating chocolate chip with flour will help preventing it from sinking all to the bottom.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 152IUCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
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