Castella Cake

Directions

  1. 1Remove the baked Castella cake from the oven.
  2. 2Slice the Castella cake into individual portions.
  3. 3Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
  4. 4Pour the hot vegetable oil over flour, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl.
  5. 5Whisk the mixture until smooth.
  6. 6Add milk to the mixture and whisk again.
  7. 7Incorporate egg yolks into the batter and whisk until fully combined.
  8. 8In a separate bowl, add lemon juice to egg whites.
  9. 9Add sugar and vanilla extract to the egg whites.
  10. 10Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  11. 11Add some of the beaten egg whites to the egg yolk mixture and whisk gently.
  12. 12Pour the egg yolk mixture into the remaining beaten egg whites.
  13. 13Gently fold the mixture until homogeneous.
  14. 14Pour the cake batter into a lined baking pan.
  15. 15Smooth the top of the batter with a spatula.
  16. 16Bake the cake in a water bath.

Ingredients

  • vegetable Oil
  • flour
  • cornstarch
  • salt
  • milk
  • egg yolks
  • egg white
  • sugar
  • lemon juice
  • vanilla extract

Equipment

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