my mother loved chiffon as a layer cake. one of my takes for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (page 203) is on a 9×2-inch heart pan filled only 1/3 full.  i served it with a thin brushing of hawaiian sour cherry syrup and a mango rose glazed with passion fruit jelly. this [...]

nothing is more true to heaven than the True Orange Whipped Cream on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (page 203).  truly, i’ve never tasted whipped cream like this! mise en place, you only need 3 ingredients:  cold whipping cream, strained orange marmalade, orange zest: the stage when whisk marks start to appear: [...]

how to mix ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (page 203). first, mise en place: second, mixing the yolks, wet, and dry ingredients, by hand.  trust me, it is quicker and simpler than having to rinse the mixer bowl: third, whipping the whites, and i don’t see any better way than with a [...]

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (page 203) bakes easy on a springform pan. as the recipe says, the pan should be non-nonstick (plain metal), include a flower nail, and cake strips.  (note:  the pan i used is a loose bottom pan, not a springform… on my next posting you will notice that [...]

during the making of ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (page 203), i was graciously invited to meet Marla and Pete from Eke Nui Farms.  we did a mango tasting at Volcano Farmers Market and decided on 20 lbs of the mango variety R2E2 for my upcoming mango festival. here is a heart [...]