Japanese Castella Cake (Kasutera)

Name: Japanese Castella Cake (Kasutera)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp coarse sugar (turbinado or similar); 100 g bread flour; 20 g cake flour; 3 egg whites (approx 35g/1.25oz each); 120 g white caster sugar; 4 egg yolks (approx 17g/0.6oz each); 40 g honey; 30 ml whole milk; 30 ml cooking oil (any neutral oil, I used canola)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:40min

Learn how to make traditional Japanese Castella, a sweet, moist and fluffy sponge cake made with simple ingredients. It's one of the most popular cakes in Japan and perfect served with a cup of tea!

Updated at: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:41:49 GMT