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Air Fryer Castella Sponge Cake Recipe

Name: Air Fryer Castella Sponge Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: Cake flour; Egg; Milk; sugar; vegetable oil

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8 Steps Total

Active Cooking

00:00:48

Preheat the air fryer at 160 degrees for 5 minutes.

local_fire_department160 degrees, 5 minutes

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Ensure the inside is clean and free of foreign objects before preheating the air fryer.

Tools:Air fryer

Preparation

00:00:58

Sift 45g of cake flour through a sieve for later use.

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Sift gently to prevent flour from flying around.

Ingredients:Cake flour (45 g)

Tools:sievebowl

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00:01:22

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Be careful of burns when handling hot oil and do not leave unattended while heating.

Pour 35ml of vegetable oil into a small pot and heat to 60-80 degrees; turn off the heat once it starts flowing.

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat to 60-80 degrees

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Do not overheat the oil, otherwise it will cook the flour and cause lumps.

Ingredients:vegetable oil (35 ml)

Tools:Saucepanstove

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00:01:44

Pour the hot vegetable oil into the cake flour and stir with a wooden spoon until it becomes a thick batter with no dry flour.

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Stir while pouring the hot oil into the flour to avoid uneven lumps.

Ingredients:vegetable oilCake flour

Tools:bowlwooden spoon

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00:02:28

Pour in 35ml of milk and mix, then add 3 egg yolks and stir until fully combined into a smooth, flowing batter.

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Mix gradually when adding milk and egg yolks to prevent separation.

Ingredients:Milk (35 ml)Egg (3 piece)

Tools:wooden spoon

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00:03:08

Add 30g of sugar in 3 portions to the egg whites and whisk until stiff peaks with a straight curved hook form when lifted.

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The bowl must be completely dry and oil-free, otherwise the egg whites will not whip properly and will remain liquid.

Ingredients:sugar (30 g)Egg

Tools:electric mixerbowl

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00:04:31

First fold a small amount of meringue into the egg yolk batter, then pour the egg yolk batter back into the remaining meringue, folding gently until mixed into a smooth cake batter.

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Fold gently and quickly using a cutting motion to prevent the meringue from deflating.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:spatulabowl

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00:05:54

warningStay safe

Use heat-resistant tongs when putting in and taking out the mold to avoid touching the hot inner walls.

Pour the batter into a lined cake mold and smooth the surface, tap up and down to release large bubbles, and bake in the air fryer at 140 degrees for 25 minutes.

local_fire_department140 degrees, 25 minutes

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Tap out large air bubbles before baking, otherwise large holes will form inside the cake.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:parchment papercake moldAir fryer