Japanese Castella Cake

Name: Japanese Castella Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp water; 3 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp mizuame syrup (glutinous starch syrup) (use the thick type sold in a jar; see the blog post for details; skip if you can't find it); 100 g bread flour (¾ cup + 1½ Tbsp; weigh your flour or use the “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off); 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell) (at room temperature—very important!); 100 g sugar (½ cup); ½ Tbsp white sparkling sugar (you can buy it on Amazon; use zarame coarse sugar if you can find it)

Prep Time

20m

Cook Time

40m

Total Time

This Japanese Castella Cake is a delicate and sweet sponge cake with a unique texture. Made with water, honey, mizuame syrup, bread flour, eggs, sugar, and white sparkling sugar, this traditional recipe is sure to impress with its soft and airy consistency. A delightful treat for any occasion.

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Servings: 1

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2 Tbsp water

3 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp mizuame syrup (glutinous starch syrup) (use the thick type sold in a jar; see the blog post for details; skip if you can't find it)

100 g bread flour (¾ cup + 1½ Tbsp; weigh your flour or use the “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off)

3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell) (at room temperature—very important!)

100 g sugar (½ cup)

½ Tbsp white sparkling sugar (you can buy it on Amazon; use zarame coarse sugar if you can find it)

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

563kcal

28%
Fat

6g

0%
Saturated Fat

2g

0%
Carbohydrates

114g

5%
Fiber

1g

0%
Sugar

71g

3%
Protein

15g

0%
Cholesterol

491mg

24%
Sodium

160mg

8%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Japanese Castella Cake

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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