Recipes · inspired by Castella in the manga Kitchen Princess, volume 5
Castella-Style Honey Mug Cake
A light, bouncy honey sponge inspired by Japanese castella, made fluffy by whisking the egg well and cooked in the microwave.
- Ready in
- 7 min
- Ingredients
- 5
- Makes
- 1 mug
- Level
- easy
Kitchen Princess is a manga by Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi in which every chapter is named after a dish. This is our own quick, family-friendly version of that dish, not the recipe from the book.
Castella is a honey sponge cake from Nagasaki, Japan, slowly baked in a wooden frame. Our mug version cannot match that fine texture, but whisking the egg until foamy gives it the same springy bounce and honey flavor.
Make it a learning moment: castella came to Japan with Portuguese traders about 500 years ago. Find Portugal and Nagasaki on a map.
Ingredients
Steps
Kids a child can do this step Grown-up hot, sharp or tricky
- Kids Whisk the egg and sugar in a bowl for about 2 minutes, until pale and foamy. A small electric mixer makes this easy.
- Kids Stir in the honey and milk, then gently fold in the flour until no dry bits remain.
- Grown-up Pour into a greased microwave-safe mug and microwave about 1 minute 15 seconds, until set.
- Grown-up Let it cool for a few minutes, then turn it out and slice.
