Castella Cake

Castella 

Cake

Very moist cake with simple ingredients and easy to make
Serve with coffee or tea very good combination,
also for someone special as gift

Ingredient
For 20*20cm square baking pan


Eggs  4
Sugar  105g
Bread Flour 100g
Honey 45g
Hot water 20g 

 
Line with parchment paper in the bottom and the sides 
Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C

 

Optional  

Sprinkle some brown sugar on the bottom of cake pan, 

can make cake more flavor

In a small bowl, mix honey with hot water, and set aside

In a large bowl, 

 whisk the eggs with hand mixer on high speed over the hot water bath , 

then add sugar. and continue to whisking for about 5 minutes.

*Hot water bath- Don't use very hot water.
Temperature of water -
 A little bit higher than human body temperature, 
at least you can touch by hand.

 

Add honey water ,

whisk with hand mixer on medium speed for about 1 minute

 

Add 1/3 bread flour and whisk on low speed for about 15 seconds, 

and add another 1/3 bread flour and whisking on  low speed for about 15 seconds ,

then add last remaining bread flour 

and whisking until the cake batter is combined 

for about one minutes or less, don't over mix.

Pour the cake batter into cake pan

Using a skewer move around of cake batter 

to remove air bubbles

Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 10minutes
then turn 160°C / 320°F for 30 to 35 minutes
or until top is golden brown

 
 

Remove cake from cake pan, 

and peel off parchment paper , 

quickly to wrap the cake with plastic wrap

* This step is ensure Castella Cake has moist texture.*

 Store in fridge at least 12 hours before serve

Way to cut cake 

 Soak a sharp knife with hot water, wipe dry and cut

 

 

 

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