Super soft castella cake made filled with fresh heavy cream is the good dessert for a weekend. You can also enjoy this castella cake any day with a cup of tea or cafe.
INGREDIENTS:
40g butter
40g milk
30g sugar
1g salt
20g corn syrup
4 yolks
Some vanilla extract
Cake flour 80g
Baking powder 2g
4 Egg whites
60g sugar
200g fresh cream
20g sugar
METHOD:
Prepare the baking paper in a mini-round baking tin then separate 4 eggs into white and yolk separately.
Prepare hot water bowl. (double boiling) then melt 40g butter and 40ml of milk in a
bowl.
Add 30g of sugar, 1g of salt and 20g of corn syrup and mix well until the butter melts then remove the hot water bowl and add 4 yolks and mix well. Add some vanilla extract for flavouring and mix it in.
Sift 80g of cake flour and 29 of baking powder together and mix well.
Put 4 whites in another bowl and beat it until foamy then add 60g of sugar and beat it until the meringue tip is slightly bent.
Add 1/2 meringue into the egg yolk batter and mix gently until combined then add all remaining meringues and mix gently. so, that the foam does not crumble.
Divide the batter into prepared mini-round tins. Before putting it in the oven, drop the tin 1 to 2 times onto the bench to remove large bubbles.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in an oven preheated to 340 degrees Fahrenheit (170 C). 9. Once cooked, and while still in the tin, drop the castella from a height of 30cm onto the bench.
Make a hole in the centre of the castella and use a small spoon to make space for fresh whipped cream. Fill the castella with fresh whipped cream, dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Making fresh whipped cream
Put 200g of fresh heavy cream and 20g of sugar in a bowl and beat it. 2. The cream will be separated if you overbeat. so, stop when it becomes slightly thick.
ENJOY YOUR CREAM FILLED CASTELLA CAKE.
