Fluffy Honey Cake
- 60 min
- not spicy
- Serves 5
Fluffy honey cake in the castella style, with whipped egg whites, maida and warm honey milk, soaked in honey syrup. Serves 5, an hour plus cooling, video.
Ingredients
Egg White4
Sugar100 grams
Vanilla Essence1 tsp
Egg Yolk4
Maida110 grams
Baking Powder¼ tsp
Milk4 tbsp
Honey5 tbsp
Oil2 tbsp
Water½ cup
Sugar¼ cup
Icing SugarAs Needed
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 5 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 5 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 366kcal | 1830kcal |
| Protein | 7.4g | 37g |
| Carbohydrate | 61g | 304g |
| Fat | 11g | 53g |
| Fibre | 0.6g | 3g |
| Sugar | 44g | 218g |
Cookd masalas for honey
Method
Preheat an oven to 180C.Line a bread mold with parchment paper.
Whisk 4 egg whites with the sugar added in additions until it holds stiff peaks, Add the vanilla essence also.
Add the egg yolks and whisk for a minute until it has a ribbon like consistency.
Sift and add the maida and the baking powder. Fold the mixture gently until well combined.
Heat the milk, honey and oil until warm.
Add some of the cake batter in the same bowl and mix well. Add it back into the batter and mix thoroughly, quickly.
Transfer to the mold and swirl around a skewer for uniformity of the batter and bake at 180C for 10 mins and 150C for 40-45 mins.
For the syrup heat the water, sugar and honey until completely dissolved.
Cool the cake completely, soak in the syrup once completely cooled. Dust with powdered sugar and slice into thick pieces.
Before you start
- How long does Fluffy Honey Cake take?
- 1 hour from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Fluffy Honey Cake serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Fluffy Honey Cake vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Fluffy Honey Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Fluffy Honey Cake?
- 3 tbsp Honey, 110 grams Maida, 4 Egg White, 4 Egg Yolk, ¼ tsp Baking Powder, 100 grams Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Fluffy Honey Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Fluffy Honey Cake?
- About 366 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
Celena GeraldDecember 2021
I made a birthday cake with this recipe. It didn't come out as expected but the taste was really good I surely enjoyed baking it for my dad's birthday 🎂.


