Castella Cake(カステラ, Kasutera) 长崎蛋糕
This is Castella Cake (カステラ, Kasutera) 长崎蛋糕 that I made two days ago. But first of all I must thank Irene of MyMeLoves for sending me the wooden mould when she saw I left a comment on Sonia’s blog post and she told me immediately she got an extra piece for me. Lucky me and really appreciate your kindness, Irene 真的好感动! Without this mould I would’ve never thought of making this cake. There are also a few times I saw Jane posted this delicious cake on her blog and I told myself that I must make this cake as soon as I could get the mould. So here is my first Castella cake! Let me tell you, you’ll love this cake at first bite. The cake is moist and soft with the combination scent of honey and mirin. (You can omit mirin if you don’t have it). It is also a great gift for anyone, just wrap with a parchment paper (as shown here) or a nice decorative paper and tie a pretty little knot over it.
As I’m using the wooden mould for the first time, I soaked the mould in water overnight, dry and bake for 30 mins at 160C. This step would eliminate odour from the wood. To use the wooden mould, put it on a baking sheet lined with aluminium foil as the mould has no bottom, then line the inside with another baking sheet. Don’t worry if you don’t have a wooden mould, you can always use a loaf pan to bake this cake like my friend Biren of Roti n Rice.
Actually I baked two Castella Cakes on the same day. You may be curious how come the cakes came in two colours. Because the cake on the first picture was added with a darker honey and this one here with a lighter one. I also wanted to get a smooth surface for the second cake as the first one has little wrinkled surface after the cake was inverted but I’d completely forgotten about it and overturned the cake on a wire rack so there are marks on the cake…aiyah!
Castella Cake(カステラ, Kasutera)
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Author: Ann Low
Ingredients
- 250g Eggs (4 large eggs) at room temperature
- 80g Caster sugar
- 50g Honey
- 75g Milk
- 10g Cake emulsifier (SP)
- 55g Bread flor
- 90g Plain flour
- a pinch of salt
- 50g Melted Butter
- 10g Mirin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C.
- Sieve bread flour, plain flour and salt together twice.
- Whisk eggs and sugar at medium speed for about 8-10 minutes until batter is thick and creamy white.
- While whisking the batter, at the same time add warm milk (microwave 30 seconds), honey and SP in a small bowl and stir mixtures till smooth with a hand whisk. (after mixing for a couple of minutes, I found the SP is not easily dissolved in the liquid, so I put the mixtures through a sieve to make sure the SP is thoroughly smooth)
- Scrap bowl and switch machine to low speed, slowly add in the milk mixture, mix well.
- Then add in flour bit by bit (about one tablespoon at a time) until well combined.
- Lastly add in melted butter and mirin in two batches and mix well.
- Pour batter into prepared wooden mould and bake for 50-60 mins on middle rack of the oven or skewer inserted comes out clean. (I baked for 50 mins)
- Take the baked cake out from oven. Let it rest for a while and cover with a parchment paper on top then invert mould and remove the wooden mould.
- Let the cake cool down slightly and wrap it up with cling wrap and parchment paper. Store the warmed cake in the refrigerator overnight. This is to ensure the castella cake has a moist texture. If you let it cool to room temperature before wrapping, it will end up a bit dry.
- Trim the sides of the cake before serve.
Notes
Kitchen note from Jane: The batter should be thick enough to form soft peaks when you draw up your whisk. To test it, you can write a letter "O" on the surface of batter and it should stay there for few seconds. (Thank you Jane for all the useful tips) ♥
The wooden mould is available online here
My Matcha Marble Castella Cake 抹茶斑马线长崎蛋糕
The wooden mould is available online here
My Matcha Marble Castella Cake 抹茶斑马线长崎蛋糕
长崎蛋糕
材料：
- 250克 鸡蛋 （4个大鸡蛋，温室）
- 80克 细砂糖
- 50克 蜂蜜
- 75克 牛油
- 10克 乳化剂 （SP）
- 55克 高筋面粉
- 90克 中筋面粉
- 盐少许
- 50克 融化牛油
- 10克 味霖
做法：
- 预热烤箱至摄氏160度。
- 将高筋面粉，中筋面粉和盐一起过筛2次，备用。
- 将鸡蛋和细糖用搅拌机中速度打至彭起及泛白，约8-10分钟。
- 在搅打鸡蛋期间，把牛奶放入微波炉温热30秒，然后跟蜂蜜和SP混合均匀。假如觉得混合物很难搅匀的话，可以用网筛过滤一下，使混合物顺滑。
- 用橡皮刮刀刮一刮碗底，改换低速度（步骤3），慢慢的倒入牛奶液，搅匀。
- 然后将粉类慢慢的下（一汤匙一汤匙的下）至混匀。
- 最后将融化牛油和味霖分2次加入，拌匀即可。
- 将面糊倒入已铺好的纸的木框里。送入预热烤箱的中央烤约50-60分钟或牙签插入蛋糕内部，拔出没有粘糊，就表示熟了。
- 出炉后，稍微待凉一下蛋糕，用一张蛋糕纸盖着蛋糕面然后倒扣取出蛋糕。
- 再让蛋糕待凉几分钟 （蛋糕不要完全冷却，这样蛋糕体吃的时候就不会感觉太干），包上保鲜纸和一张蛋糕纸。把包好的温热蛋糕直接放入冰箱冷藏至隔夜。
- 享用蛋糕前，以面包刀稍稍修一下蛋糕边比较好看。
Enjoy!
You may like to check on my friends’ blog for their Castella Cake
Jane’s Corner
Nasi Lemak Lover
RotinRice
My Matcha Marble Castella Cake
**************
Hallo Ann Low,
My compliments !!
i Have a question Is there a higher wooden frame for sale in stead of the 8 cm like 10cm?
Thanks in advance for your reaction
Best regards,
Marcel Veldbloem
Hi Marcel, I think that is a standard size unless you want a bigger wooden mould.
Hallo Ann ,thanks for your responseI tried to order but its in I think Chinese ? And logging in is only in that language they do have a larger size32x22x8cm
Hi Marcel,
This website is from China, all in Chinese language. The larger size 32x22x8cm is around US10-12 per piece exclude shipping cost.
https://world.taobao.com/item/35600088938.htm?spm=a312a.7728556.2015080705.15.RQ8MXR&id=35600088938&scm=1007.12006.72291.i25817956842&pvid=577be698-03b4-4c1b-880b-74e59e1715ee
Hi Marcel,
Sorry, I’ve double check on the website, the bigger wooden only comes in the length and width but the height is the same 8 cm.
Your cake is fantastic and doen not look oily at all. Your recipe is very clear. Thanks very much Ann
You're most welcome 🙂 Hope you try it one day.
amei esta receita e vou fazer hoje.obrigada
hi ann, i cama across recipe that calls for standard size castella wood mold. the measurement for eggs is 1034g. do you know what's the size of the standard wood mold? if i have the same mold as you, do i make 1/3 recipe? thanks for your help! :)claire
Hi Claire,Sorry I really don't know the standard size wooden mold. For your information, I'm using 70-75g egg.
Hi Ann, can you tell me what cake emulsifier SP is? Thanks!
Lovely… Wish I can buy the wooden mould in the UK 🙁
HiWhat is the dimension of the wooden mould used in your recipe? Thanks
The size is 21 x 11 x 8cm (inner size)
This looks absolutely yummy!
Hi AnnThanks a heap! I will go exploring….Sabby
Can u teach me how to wrap the cake nicely as the one in your photo? Love it so much!
Hi Tessla, This is just like wrapping a rectangle box and make some folding at the side of the box. I bought the string from Daiso.
Something very new to me, must try to bake this cake this weekend, so that I know how it taste! Hopefully turn out perfect! Wish me luck "Shi Fu"
hahaa… Mary, no problem for you! Just follow the steps closely 🙂
I havent p in fb still inny fridge. Hmm mai shld plc at the lower rack cozmy oven is those small oven.i will do again. Later i post the pic in fb
I saw it from Sonia site, castella cake really looks good.
Oh my god..such a mouthwatering cake..it looks just awesome…vl try 4 sure….wonderful space vth supreb recipes……..
Maha
Thanks Maha for dropping by 🙂
Hi Ann,
I tried doing thisjuz now, but sad it cracked on the top surface. I reduced the temp to 140 but still crack why ar???
Huiyin, I just baked another one for my friend, no problem leh. I think 140 is too low. You can place your cake pan at lower rack of the oven. Did you post on fb? or send me a pic on fb.
yes, got it! thanks for sharing!
哪就快快做吧!:D
The crumb on this cake is outstanding, Ann!!! Just perfect…and I'm sure it is delicious as well. What a nice friend who sent you the wooden pan…I've never seen such a thing…very cool. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Ann,
In reply to your question, the Donna Hay event is on until end of March. You may get the full details from Zoe's blog, Bake For Happy Kids! Hope that you will be able to join in this fun event, see you!
Thanks Joyce. Got it!
Ann, the cake look so pretty! (: I bought the mold already. But haven't get my hands on it. Need to go get mirin. Good excuse. Heeeee. Ph's one is big and so exp! Hopefully mine will be as good! I want to expt with and without SP (:
Yes, I also want to try the one without SP, healthier 🙂
simply awesome! though it looks like a plain cake, it's an outtanding one!!also interesting to see bread flour to make this cake.
Lena, Yes this is also my first using bread flour in the cake. The texture is soo good!
WOW lov the texture and wooden mould? never heard or seen b4…Bookmarked,must try…
Vrinda, Yes try it! Can use ordinary cake pan.
No need to wait for the first bite, love your cake at the first sight : ), and may I say … heart your cake mould too.
hahaa…thank you very much for your compliment 🙂
this cake looks lovely 🙂
at first i thought its an bread hihi. its really good looking cake ya have . great :)cheers!
Sonia, Biren, and now you!! Ann, your kasutera looks AMAZING!!! I grew up eating this often, and yours look just like one from kasutera store!!!
Thank you Nami. Love your compliment 🙂
the cake surface with wire rack marks looks nice too…:)this cake is getting popular in the net, wonder how this cake taste like…
Sherleen, you must try this cake. Gert just baked it in an ordinary pan ~ perfect!
What a beautiful and delicious-looking cake! 🙂
Oh Ann, this cakes looks delicious, like the wooden mold…and the two tone of the cakes…they sure look light and fluffy. Thanks for the link as well.Hope you are having a great week 🙂
I remember trying this cake (store-bought version, of course) and liking it! Quite addictive being light and tasty.
妳很厉害叻!一次就成功了。早已被这蛋糕吸引很久了,就是没动手因为没有木模,等买到后才来尝试。
谢谢你!其实没有木模,一样做得出很美的蛋糕:)
This cake looks delicious! I've never heard of it before but I must try it!
what a beautiful cake mould. your castella cake looks commercial standard 😀
Oh wow, love the texture of your castella cake Ann! I bet the darker honey version has a really nice honey scent too, yum! BTW, didn't know that mirin is used in this recipe…very interesting. 😉
BeeBee, This is also my first time using mirin in it…very nice indeed.
Congrats Ann, you have made success the first time. Eventhough there are some holes but no uncooked layer formed at the bottom like me. I need to make this again .
Sonia, I want to try another one because the cake shouldn't have holes in it.
love the color and texture
每次看到这个蛋糕里的组织,都会觉得很好吃,看来我也要去找木模了,呵呵!
Cass, 哪赶快行动吧!
这个我好想做可是好像很难还是放弃算了~~
小鲸,我知道你是不会那么容易放弃的。加油哦!
Oh dear! The trend of making Castella cake is back! I tried making them years ago but didn't succeed at all. Your is so beautifully made and I wonder should I attempt making this cake again?
Zoe, I'm sure you can make it this time. Don't give up!
Perfect castella cake! Yummy!
I like the wooden case, make the shape of the cake so perfect!
How can I get you to send me some? I love the texture and perfect sweetness of these cakes.
Belinda, send by fedxp 😀
Woo! It is great to see someone try it And success in making this. This really looks beautiful. I will do this again this coming weekend for a friend's party. Ya, this is absolutely a great gift.
Jane, Thank you for our compliment but there are a lot of holes in the cake. Next time I'll try on lower speed.
I love both ! It looks perfect ! Great gift idea ! I enjoyed Sonia's blog post re her castella cake ;D
Thanks Anne.
Wow!! This is such a beautiful cake from you, I understand that this is not easy to make!
Ah Tze, have a try. 用平常心去做,一定会成功 🙂
It's perfectly gorgeous! I would like to have a slice…^o^
Jane, Thanks! Just polished off the whole cake. Will bake it again.
Ann, 很棒!很棒!第一次就成功了!而且还是美美出来的。要不是倒扣时忘了那个网架,不然就100%了。 Jane做了这么多个我都还没有吃过这个蛋糕呢。我看我要去跟她借一下模,因为你们真的弄到人家心很痒。呵呵!
Li Shuan, 还不是很完美,因为蛋糕里有很多洞洞。我还要做多一个。。。嘻嘻。。
It looks perfect! I also used mirin in my matcha cake that I made this past weekend but I think I should have used 2 tablespoons instead of one.I must say your slicing is fantastic! It wasn't easy for me.
Oh.. I used a serrated knife to cut the chilled cake.
Biren, I've a matcha cake recipe also adding honey in it and I'm going to follow you to add mirin too.
好漂亮的蛋糕哦。。。我也曾在Phoon Huat看过这木框,不过我不懂要拿来作什么的哈哈。。。
Sally, 你看到的木框,是不是比这个大?好多网友想买。
如没记错的话,好像有大有小吧。。嘻嘻。我是在大芭窑的Phoon Huat看到。。。;))
我今天打去大芭窑的Phoon Huat问,他们说现在没货了。
What an elegant, simple looking cake 🙂
Ann, I can't hold on any longer. I am going to bake this tomorrow even without the wooden box. I've done this before but I am not too happy with the results so I am going to try out your version. Thanks for sharing.
hahaa…Gert, hope to see your post soon 🙂