Moist Castella in a Pound Cake Pan

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   Mix all ingredients and heat to melt the honey.

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   Sift the strong bread flour in advance.

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   Separate the egg into egg yolk and white.

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   Preheat the oven to 355F/180C.

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   Put egg white in a big bowl.

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   Whisk with a hand mixer at the highest level.

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   When it becomes white, add sugar in 2 to 3 portions and whip up well.

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   Add egg yolk and mix with the lowest level on the hand mixer to smoothen out.

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   Add strong bread flour and mix with a rubber spatula until the flouriness is gone.

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    Be careful not to knead.

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    Mix the ingredients and vegetable oil and mix well evenly from the bottom.

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    When it is fluffy and becomes shiny, then it is OK.

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    Pour it in a cake pan lined with baking sheets and tap the cake pan to eliminate air pockets.

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    Bake for 10 minutes in 355F/180C.

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    Then reduce the temperature of the oven to 305F/150C and bake for another 20 minutes.

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    Prepare the cellophane wrap while baking.

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    Spread a big sheet tightly on a cutting board.

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    When the castella is done, face the browned side down on the wrap and remove the cake pan.

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    Make sure that the cellophane wrap doesn't wrinkle and center the castella in the middle.

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    Peel the oven sheet and wrap tightly with the cellophane wrap while the castella is still warm.

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    This process will keep the castella moist.

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    Let it sit for a while with the browned side facing down.

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    From next day onward, it's ready to eat.

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    Cut right before eating.

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    You can store it for about 3 days in room temperature.

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    Revision For the coffee flavor, it wasn't 1/2 of tablespoon but it was 1 tablespoon.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.