Japanese Honey Cake Kasutera Cake Recipes

JAPANESE GREEN TEA KASUTERA CAKE

Steps:

• Line a large loaf pan or two small loaf pans with waxed paper.
• Mix honey in warm milk and set aside.
• Sift flour and green tea powder together a few times and set aside.
• Preheat the oven in 350 degrees. Whisk eggs in a large bowl using an electric hand-mixer, adding sugar gradually. Place the bowl over warm water in another large bowl and whisk eggs until they become light yellow (almost white). Mix the milk and honey mixture inches Add sifted flour in the bowl and mix gently with a spatula. Pour the batter in lined loaf pan and tap the pan gently on the table to release any air bubbles.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes and turn down oven to 280 degrees F and bake for about 40 minutes, or until done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then turn out on a platter.
• Remove the waxed paper and cool the kasutera. Tastes even better the next day.
• *Matcha is finely-milled Japanese green tea. It is a common ingredient in many Japanese sweets including green tea ice cream.

JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE (KASUTERA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Beat eggs until frothy; gradually add in confectioners' sugar and honey; beat until mixture leaves ribbons (12 minutes).
• Sift baking powder and flour together; sift into bowl.
• Gently fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
• Carefully pour into greased cake tin.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• You can also steam this cake for a traditional cake that is springy and light.

HABANERO HONEY SWEET CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously butter a 9-inch pie dish.
• Combine fresh corn kernels, habanero pepper, eggs, water, and honey in a bowl. Puree with an immersion blender until almost smooth. Add flour, melted butter, cornmeal, salt, and baking powder; whisk until combined.
• Transfer mixture into the greased pie dish. Shake gently to settle mixture into the dish.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool until warm or room temperature before serving.

KASUTERA - JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 C). Use parchment to line the bottom of a 10-inch tube pan, preferably with a removable bottom or 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans. Grease the parchment. In a large bowl, whisk 1 cup sugar, honey, vanilla, lemon extract (or green tea powder), and salt into egg yolks. Place bowl in a large pan of hot water. With an electric mixer, beat about 5 minutes on medium-high speed until pale yellow and doubled in volume. Gently fold in sifted flour.
• 2. Wash beaters. In a large bowl, beat egg whites in electric mixer on a low speed 1 minute, increasing speed to medium-high. When foamy, sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff but not dry. With a spatula, fold the egg whites in thirds. Pour batter into pan. Tap gently on the counter to remove air bubbles.
• 3. Bake on middle rack of oven 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. When done, cake sides will pull away from pan slightly; top will be flat and feel spongy when pressed with finger. Cool 20 minutes. Run a small knife between edge of cake and pan. Remove from pan carefully. Pull off parchment and cool completely. Serve or store airtight.