MasterChef Australia fans point out a MAJOR problem in Poh Ling Yeow’s highly praised chiffon cake – sparking a fierce debate over ‘flaws’ in her cooking
MasterChef Australia’s Poh Ling Yeow received unanimous praise for her lychee strawberry chiffon cake on Sunday night.
But some viewers have accused the 47-year-old chef of bending traditional rules of creating the chiffon cake to save herself from elimination.
According to one Facebook user, who claims to be an experienced pastry chef, Poh’s three-tiered creation is inauthentic because chiffon cakes aren’t meant to have more than one layer.
MasterChef Australia fans have pointed out a MAJOR problem in Poh Ling Yeow’s highly praised chiffon cake – sparking a fierce debate over ‘flaws’ in her cooking
‘Judges, traditionally Chiffon cakes are to be left in single layer, and no air bubbles, check the footage for when you judge one next time,’ the user raged online.
‘It was embarrassing for anyone who might make chiffon cakes. I have been making them more than forty years,’ they added.
The comment sparked furious debate among MasterChef Australia fans.
It’s a winner! Poh received unanimous praise for her three-layered lychee strawberry chiffon cake (pictured) on Sunday night
‘You’re right… it seems these new judges will let a lot of things go,’ one angry viewer said of the show’s new judging panel: Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen.
Meanwhile, some fans pointed out that Poh never claimed to be making a ‘traditional’ recipe.
‘Chiffon cakes can definitely be layered, there are many variations and Poh definitely did not say that her cake was a traditional chiffon cake,’ one fan hit back.
‘Judges, traditionally Chiffon cakes are to be left in single layer’: According to one Facebook user, who claims to be an experienced pastry chef, Poh’s creation is technically flawed because chiffon cakes aren’t meant to have more than one layer
‘Really? I’m a pastry chef and there are many ways to make a chiffon cake,’ another added.
Chiffon cake was invented in 1927 by Harry Baker, who eventually sold his secret recipe to General Mills (the company behind Betty Crocker cookbooks) in 1948.
Betty Crocker’s original chiffon cake recipe had only one layer, and was baked in a tube-like cake pan.
To layer or not to layer? The comment sparked furious debate among MasterChef Australia fans. Pictured: Poh’s chiffon cake
Single layered: Betty Crocker’s original chiffon cake recipe had only one layer, and was baked in a tube-like cake pan
Clearly there are plenty of ways to make a chiffon cake, including different flavours, decoration techniques and numbers of layers.
Poh Ling Yeow had viewers on the edge of their seat during Sunday night’s episode.
She made the ‘gutsy’ move to prepare a lychee strawberry chiffon cake, that usually takes several hours, in just 90 minutes.
All three judges were impressed by Poh’s technical abilities, leaving her safe from elimination.
Melissa Leong described the sweet treat as ‘light and airy’, while Andy Allen praised Poh on making a ‘technically perfect’ cake.
Odds in her favour: All three judges were impressed by Poh’s technical abilities, leaving her safe from elimination