Chocolate Chiffon Cake Recipe - Grit

Name: Chocolate Chiffon Cake Recipe - Grit
Ingredients: 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped or chips; 3 cups heavy cream; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (2 ounces) lightly packed premium unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa (see Cocoa Confusion below); 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup oil; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 6 egg yolks, at room temperature; 1 3/4 cups (7 ounces) sifted cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 1/4 cups (9 1/3 ounces) firmly packed brown sugar; 7 egg whites, at room temperature (see Whipping Egg Whites below); 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar

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This Chocolate Chiffon Cake Recipe is a classic lovelight creation updated for the modern day.

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Ingredients

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped or chips
3 cups heavy cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (2 ounces) lightly packed premium unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa (see Cocoa Confusion below)
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup buttermilk
6 egg yolks, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups (7 ounces) sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/4 cups (9 1/3 ounces) firmly packed brown sugar
7 egg whites, at room temperature (see Whipping Egg Whites below)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar