Black Sesame Castella Cake

Black Sesame 

Castella Cake

Very moist and fluffy cake 

with simple ingredients and easy to make

Ingredients
 For 20*20 cake pan

Eggs  4
Sugar  110g
Bread flour 100g
Black sesame powder 25g
Honey 45g
Hot water 20g
    

 Line with parchment paper in the bottom and the sides 

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C

Sift the bread flour and black sesame powder 2 times, set aside

 

  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 flour and whisk on low speed for about 15 seconds

  Add another 1/3 flour 

and whisking on  low speed for about 15 seconds ,

then add last remaining  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 35 to 40 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
repeat that every each cut

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