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Taiwanese-Style Sponge Cake (Castella) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Taiwanese-Style Sponge Cake (Castella).
How about a Taiwanese-style sponge cake (castella) for tea time? The moist, fluffy, and sponge-like cake is perfect for coffee or black tea. It's also perfect for party desserts such as girls' parties, so please give it a try!
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Cook time

90 minutes

Ingredients
1 cake (square, 7-inch)

  • Cake flour (Pastry flour)
    80 g
  • Salad oil
    50 ml
  • Milk
    50 ml
  • Egg yolk
    5
  • Meringue
  • Egg whites
    5
  • Granulated Sugar
    100 g
  • Hot water
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F). Place parchment paper in a mold.
  2. 1. Sift cake flour (pastry flour) into a bowl.
  3. 2. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl with a hand mixer until it foams a bubble, then add the granulated sugar and whisk to make meringue until it forms a peak.
  4. 3. Heat cooking oil in a pot over medium heat to 80°C (180°F).
  5. 4. Place in a heat-resistant bowl, add Step 1 and whisk until smooth.
  6. 5. Add milk and whisk together.
  7. 6. Add egg yolks and whisk until smooth.
  8. 7. Add 1/3 of Step 2, mix lightly with a rubber spatula as if you're cutting, then add the remaining Step 2 and mix.
  9. 8. Pour it into the mold, put it into a tray, pour hot water to about half the height of the mold, and then bake in a hot water bath for about 60 minutes in an oven at 150°C (300°F) until it browns lightly and cooks through.
  10. 9. Remove it from the mold, let it cool down, serve it on a plate, and it's ready.

Tips for cooking

Please make sure to preheat the oven before baking. If the oven does not have a preheating function, set the temperature and heat for 10 minutes before baking. The strength of the heat may vary depending on the type of oven and the period of use. Please make sure to follow the recipe as a guide but adjust the baking time as needed. If it browns too fast, cover it with aluminum foil.

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