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Taiwan-Style Castella With Houjicha Tea Flavor - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Taiwan-Style Castella With Houjicha Tea Flavor.
How about Taiwanese-style sponge cake (castella) that goes with tea time? This moist, fluffy, sponge-like cake with houjicha tea is a perfect snack for coffee and tea. It's also ideal for party desserts such as girls' parties. Please try it.
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Cook time

90 minutes

Ingredients
1 cake (square, 7-inch)

  • Powdered Ingredients
  • Cake flour (Pastry flour)
    70 g
  • Houjicha tea
    10 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). Line a mold with parchment paper.
  2. 1. Sift powdered ingredients into a bowl.
  3. 2. Beat egg whites in a bowl with a hand mixer until frothy, then add granulated sugar and whisk until firm peaks form.
  4. 3. Heat cooking oil in a saucepan over medium heat until warmed to 80°C (180°F).
  5. 4. Place in a heatproof 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 to Step 6, mix lightly with a rubber spatula as if cutting, then add the remaining Step 6 and mix.
  9. 8. Pour into a mold, put into a tray, pour hot water to about half the height of the mold, and bake in a water bath in an oven at 150°C (300°F) for about 1 hour until it browns softly and cooks through.
  10. 9. Remove the mold, cool down, and serve in a bowl. It is 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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