Castella

Name: Castella
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 180g sugar; 3 tbsp honey mixed with 2 tbsp warm milk; 150g strong bread flour

カステラ/kah-SU-teh-rah/

Also known as: Kasutera, Japanese Honey Sponge Cake, Nagasaki Castella

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

About this dish

A soft, moist, honey-sweet sponge cake baked in a deep tin with a dark caramelised top and bottom.

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Ingredients

🥚6 eggs

🍬180g sugar

🍯3 tbsp honey mixed with 2 tbsp warm milk

🌾150g strong bread flour

Method

Serves 4

Whisk the eggs and sugar over a bowl of warm water, then off the heat, until very thick and pale.

Beat in the honey and milk.

Sift in the flour in three additions, folding and mixing gently until smooth.

Pour into a paper-lined deep square tin and bake at 160°C (325°F) for about 50 minutes.

While still warm, wrap the cake in cling film upside down and leave overnight for a moist texture.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Castella came to Nagasaki with Portuguese traders in the 16th century and is still a famous Nagasaki speciality and gift.

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