MANDARIN ORANGE COTTONY CAKE [OGURA CAKE]

Another Xiang Si cake [Ogura cake] which I baked using Mandarin orange juice [plenty of mandarin oranges left at my mum's place].  But this cake only uses 1-2 mandarin oranges, so either bake more of this cake or must find other ways to finish them off soon, hehehe!

Cake is very fragrant and texture is as cottony.  The chocolate chips added is optional.

Best to chill the cake for several hours before slicing to prevent the soften chocolate chips from smearing.

Ingredients for Egg Yolk Mixture

[using 8" x 8" or 9" x 9" square tin]
65 gm superfine flour - sifted

1/4 tsp salt

5 egg yolks

1 whole egg

45 ml corn oil [3 tbsp]

80 ml  fresh mandarin orange juice [from 1-2 oranges]
50 gm chocolate chips - optional

1. Place the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl and make well in the centre.  Add in eggs, corn oil, and orange juice.  Using a paddle hook, beat ingredients until creamy and well combined.   
2. Pour 1 and 1/2 cups water into baking tray, place baking rack on the tray and  preheat oven at 160 degrees C for 10 minutes.

Ingredients for Egg White Mixture

5 egg whites

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

65 gm castor sugar

1. Using an electric mixer, whisk egg white until frothy, add in cream of tartar and whisk until  slightly foamy.  Add in sugar in 3 batches.  Whisk until soft to stiff peaks formed.
2. Using a spatula, fold in 1/2 of the meringue into egg yolk mixture.  Lift and fold until well combined, then add to rest of meringue.  Fold again until well mix.  Add in chocolate chips and stir to mix.
3. Pour into a 8" square tin [line base with baking paper at the bottom only]. Smooth the surface with a spatula and steam bake in oven at 160 degrees C for 70 minutes.  [Note: for the water bath, use 1 and 1/2 cups water for the duration of baking.  This way the cake base will be dry after baking].
4. Invert the cake after baking  and let it cool slightly [about 10-15 minutes] before removing the pan and baking paper [there maybe some vapour on the baking paper].
5. For cottony cakes with chocolate chips, it's best to chill cake before slicing to prevent the chips from smearing.

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