The Vintage Chiffon Cake Site

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Hello, I am an aging millennial who has been living, cooking, baking, and surviving on his own since 2005.

I created this website to archive the original Chiffon Cake recipe credited to Harry Baker that was later sold to (and marketed by) General Mills/Betty Crocker, starting in 1948.

I'm not sure why I decided to do this, but I am a sucker for a recipe that has a ton of variations, which could have something to do with it. Plus, I thought others would appreciate the adaptability of the recipe.

I'd like to take a moment to discuss what you will NOT see on this website:

• A pop-up asking you join my newsletter within 5 seconds of your arrival to the site. Seriously, what is the deal with this? They're on EVERY website/blog these days.
• Complex code or script that slows down your computer. HTML is all I know. However, I'm not above using a basic CSS style sheet, but that's as far as I go.
• Oversaturated/contrasted photos of food (or food-related items). If this were a photo site, maybe, but not here. I have better things to do with my time.
• A sermon about my life or a random topic before the recipe. Nope. I get that all you care about is finding a recipe.
• The title (or phrase), "The best [blank] recipe, EVER!" Seriously, nothing is the best, ever. You will find good recipes here, though.
• The title (or phrase), "Perfect [blank]!" See above. Nothing is ever perfect.
• Statements about how everybody around me loves my recipes. I'm single. Nobody cares.
• Original recipes. Do they even exist? If I like (or prefer) a recipe, I'll tell you why, where it came from, etc., but—generally—I do very few original things.