While I'm still in obsessed and getting good at it, the guts get bolder now. I have been thinking should I bake the green tea or the chocolate flavour the next? Well, since I am a coffee person, so I head on to make this Coffee Castella Cake.
COFFEE CASTELLA CAKE
Ingredients
4 egg whites at room temperature
4 egg whites at room temperature
4 egg
yolks at room temperature
130g
sugar
100g
bread flour, sifted
2 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tsp instant coffee, dilute in 2 tbsp water.
Method
Using
two square cake pan measuring 8" and 7"; and cut out some cardboard to fit and
slot in between the two pans on all four sides. Wrapped the cut
out cardboards with aluminium foils. Preheat
oven to (165°C).
In a small bowl, dilute the instant coffee with 2 tbsp water. Set aside.
Place
egg whites in mixing bowl and beat at high speed for 30 sec until
slightly foamy. Add sugar in 2 to 3 batches until firm peaks form, about 4 min.
Add in the honey. Whisk till combined.
Add sifted bread flour and beat until just combined.
Add sifted bread flour and beat until just combined.
Drizzle the coffee around and lightly using a spatula to mix in till combined.
Pour
the batter into the 7" cake pan. Give the pan lightly tap on the
counter to release air out. Using a spatula, smoothen the top of batter
to remove
any remaining bubbles. Put the 7" pan into the 8" pan and slot in all
four corners with the wrapped aluminium cardboard.
Bake
in preheated oven for 45 min or until top is evenly browned. Toothpick inserted
into cake should come out clean. Remove pan from oven and carefully take out the 7" square pan and drop it from a one
foot height onto the counter 2-3 times to prevent shrinkage. Invert the cake pan onto metal cooling tray for 5-10 minutes.
When
cake is cool enough to handle, remove from pan. Peel off parchment paper and
turn it upside down onto a fresh piece of parchment paper. Wrap with plastic
wrap and leave overnight at room temperature to preserve moisture in the cake
and for flavor to develop.
To
serve, cut off edges on three sides except the browned top with a very sharp
knife. Cut into thick slices using a sawing motion.
It is indeed so good with the coffee flavour!
Happy Mother's Day!!
