Honey Castella Recipe

Honey Castella Recipe

Ingredients:  Makes one 9 x 13-inch cake (Preheat oven to 180°C)

¼ cup (55g) canola, vegetable or other neutral oil, plus more

  for greasing the pan

1½ cups (210g) all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

7 large eggs

3 large egg yolks

1½ cups (300g) sugar

¼ cup (100g) honey

 

Method:

Generously grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan and set aside.  Sift together the flour and salt and set aside.  Put the eggs, yolks, sugar and honey in the bowl of an electric mixer and set over a saucepan of simmering water.  Whisk constantly until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is warm to the touch, about 10 minutes.  Fit the bowl into the mixer and whisk at medium-high speed until the mixture is pale yellow, thick and completely cool, about 10 minutes.  Gently fold in the dry ingredients.  In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of the batter with the oil until smooth and homogeneous.  Add the oil mixture into the remaining batter in a slow, steady stream, folding continuously.  Transfer to the prepared cake pan.  Bake for 15 minutes, then turn the heat down to 160°C and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 more minutes.  Cool completely in the pan on a rack.  Serve.  This cake browns quickly because of the honey, but do not worry, it will not burn on the outside before it is cooked through.

 

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