-
1
Slice about 10 g of ginger for topping, and then chop up the rest roughly.
-
2
Do not add syrup.
-
3
Put the butter in a small container and melt it.
-
4
If you can, keep it at about 40~50C.
-
5
Please refer to Step 17.
-
6
If you are using heavy cream, do the same thing and keep it warm with by placing the container in hot water.
-
7
Line the pan with paper.
-
8
Make sure the paper sticks out of the pan by about 1 cm.
-
9
Preheat the oven to 180C
-
10
In a large bowl, add the egg and granulated sugar, warm it over a water bath at about 60~70C, and dissolve the sugar while mixing with a hand mixer.
-
11
Once the sugar has dissolved (and the egg is at about 40C), remove the mixture from the water bath and whisk it at high speed for about 5~6 minutes until it leaves an indent if you stick your finger into it.
-
12
Once it has thickened, turn to low speed for about a minute until the batter is smooth.
-
13
At this point, add all the butter or heavy cream and mix it well with the hand mixer.
-
14
Using a spatula, mix the batter well by scraping the bowl it from the bottom.
-
15
Sift the cake flour and add it to the batter.
-
16
Mix it by folding from the bottom about 20 times until you cannot see any powder.
-
17
Add the chopped ginger and mix it quickly by hand for about 10 strokes until there are no clumps and the batter is smooth.
-
18
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
-
19
Tap the pan against the counter in order to remove any large air bubbles.
-
20
Decorate the top with ginger and sesame.
-
21
Bake for about 35 minutes at 180C.
-
22
Poke it with a bamboo skewer.
-
23
If nothing sticks to it, you are done.
-
24
Remove it from the pan and rest it on a rack till it is completely cool.
-
25
Once cooled, wrap it in cling or plastic film and store it in the fridge.
-
26
It is good to eat after one day!
-
27
My recommendation is to eat it after two days.
-
28
The flavor deepens over time.
-
29
It tastes good at room temperature too, but I like it chilled.
-
30
You can use the water bath from Step 5 to keep the butter warm!
-
31
As for the oven temperature and such, please adjust it based on your equipment.
-
32
If you use flour + rice flour, and add half of the sesame into the batter, you get a delicious, moist cake!
-
33
A friend flipped the cake upside down, and added a lemon glaze and gold dust!
-
34
Luxurious.
-
35
If you use heavy cream instead of butter, you get a plump and most cake!
-
36
The steps and measurements are the same!
-
37
Take your pick.
-
38
By the way, the heavy cream I used is animal based with 1/3 the calories.
