Castella (Kasutera カステラ) catches my attention when I realize that it is a cake made with bread flour. In this article, I want to show you my journey to develop my castella recipe, highlighting some mistakes I made, and offer the solutions.

Castella Cake – How to make (with detailed instruction)

Castella (Kasutera カステラ) catches my attention when I realize that it is a cake made with bread flour. So is it a cake or bread? The Portuguese merchants introduced castella to Japan

Marble Cake – How to make from scratch

This article is about how to make a perfect marble cake. I started to take up baking about ten years ago, and particularly like the rich flavor and tender texture of

Japanese sponge cake is bouncy like a piece of sponge, with the soft and delicate texture resemble cotton when you tear it open. This articles will show you every detail of how to make Japanese cotton sponge cake. (with video).

Japanese sponge cake – How to make the most cottony and bouncy cake

Finally, I am getting everything right on how to make the Japanese sponge cake after many attempts. The cake is bouncy like a sponge, with the soft and delicate texture resemble

How to Make Orange Cake (The complete guide)

I started baking orange cake as a hobby a decade ago, which eventually becomes a favorite item on the menu in our restaurant. I am happy to share with you how

How to make the best banana cake (The step-by-step complete guide)

Imagine the amount of banana in the banana cake is a quarter of the weight of the cake! A lot of bananas! That is precisely how to describe our banana cake, no

How to make green tea chiffon cake – the complete guide

Making green tea chiffon cake involve only a few steps. However, it is not as simple as you think if you want to make it perfect each time. This guide provides

Japanese Cheesecake Recipe (Soufflé Cheesecake) with seven simple steps

Have you tried Japanese cheesecake before? Japanese cheesecake is pillowy soft, with cottony texture and soufflé like crumbs. When it is fresh from the oven, the cake is so soft that it

Complete guide- How to make the best butter cake (8 simple steps)

(Part two of the best butter cake series) I thought I know everything about baking butter cake a few years ago. During one of the baking session, I fumbled. The cakes were dense,

How to bake the best butter cake- a practical guide (part one)

I baked the best butter cake today, and this is the 1000th cake I baked. No. I have baked more cakes than that. Throughout the years, I made a variety of