https://thequirinokitchen.com/tag/japanese-castella-sponge-cake/ Asian cooking, culture and stories of recipes Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thequirinokitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png https://thequirinokitchen.com/tag/japanese-castella-sponge-cake/ 32 32 https://thequirinokitchen.com/how-to-make-the-castella-cake-and-japan-honors-president-elpidio-quirino/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/how-to-make-the-castella-cake-and-japan-honors-president-elpidio-quirino/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:00:33 +0000 http://asianinamericamag.com/?p=5838 The Castella is a Japanese sponge loaf cake which has Portuguese origins. It's pronounced 'kasutera' by locals in Japan. Baking involves foaming the egg yolks over hot water to aerate the batter. After the cake is baked, honey is brushed on top and the entire loaf is covered in plastic to seal in the moist butter flavors.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/how-to-make-the-castella-cake-and-japan-honors-president-elpidio-quirino/feed/ 0 5838