Japanese Honey Cake

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Japanese Honey Cake

We called the Japanese honey cake is Castella before. The cake was brought to Japan by Portuguese merchants, meaning "Bread from Castile". There are many flavors and very popular in Japan and Taiwan. We often give this cake as a gift to our friends. For most Taiwanese, it is a taste of memory. Today, let us create our own memory. Let’s do it.
Servings 6 inch cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Equipment

  • Hand Mixer
  • Toaster Oven

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 25 g honey
  • 20 g milk
  • 15 g vegetable oil
  • 40 g cake flour
  • 50 g sugar

Instructions

  • Separate egg yolk and egg white
    Separate egg yolk and egg white
  • Prepare two mixing bowls, and put the parchment paper in the cake pan (6-inch). Place aside.
    Prepare two mixing bowls
  • Preheat the oven 350°F/180°C
  • Add egg yolk into a mixing bowl and whisk.
    Add egg yolk into a mixing bowl and whisk
  • Add milk, oil, and honey in the bowl and stir. Shift cake flour into the mixture and whisk until combined. Place aside.
    Add all to the bowl and stir
  • Add egg white in another mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer for 30 sec. Add sugar in batches and beating each time until stiff peaks form.
    Add the egg white to another mixing bowl
  • Gently fold with a whisk 1/3 the egg whites into the egg yolk batter and whisk until homogeneous. (This step can make us combine egg yolk batter and egg white more easily. You can also use a rubber spatula to whisk)
    Gently fold with a whisk 1:3 the egg whites
  • Fold the batter mixture into the rest of the egg white and whisk until just combined. (Don’t over mix, it will lead to a flat cake)
    Fold the batter mixture into the rest of the egg white
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Drop the pan gently several times on the kitchen counter to release air bubbles.
    Pour the batter into the prepared pan
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 min. Then quickly cover it with Aluminum foil. Lower the temperature to 320°F/160°C and continue baking for 30~40 min.
    Bake in the preheated oven
  • Remove from the oven and turn the cake over onto a flat plate for taking out from the cake pan. Gently peel off parchment paper and place to cool. When the cake is cold, we can turn the cake over again let the front of the cake on the top.
  • Serve the Japanese Honey Cake. Finish and enjoy
    Japanese Honey Cake
Course: Cake
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: Japanese, Cake

Tools & equipment you may need

Hand Mixer

Breville BHM800SIL Handy Mix Scraper Hand Mixer, Silver

Toaster Oven

Breville BOV845BKSUSC Smart Pro Countertop Oven Bla Black Sesame
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