How to Make Delicious Soft and Smooth Chocolate Castella Pancakes That Are Easy to Make

How to Make Chocolate Castella Pancake

• 1

  Crush the chocolate

  Use a knife to finely crush 100gr of chocolate.

  

  
• 2

  Make the chocolate mixture

  Put 50ml of Heavy cream and 15gr of honey into a pot and heat until it lightly boils, then turn off the heat.

  After that, pour the mixture into a bowl of chocolate and stir well.

  When the chocolate has melted, add 10gr of unsalted butter and continue to stir well.

  

  

  
• 3

  Pour into the mold

  Line the mold with parchment paper and pour the chocolate mixture into the mold, gently tap the mold on the table a few times to level the chocolate.

  Then, cover the mold tightly and place it in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

  After 3 hours, take the chocolate out and cut it into 2 square pieces about 9 – 10cm.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Mix the egg yolk mixture

  Add 2 egg yolks, 40g of sugar, and 30ml of fresh milk into a bowl and stir well.

  

  
• 5

  Whip the egg whites

  Put 2 egg whites into a large bowl, use a whisk to beat vigorously until the eggs are foamy like soap bubbles.

  Divide 20g of sugar into 3 parts, adding each part into the mixture, whisking until the eggs are soft and fluffy with a creamy texture, sticky, shiny, and smooth. Lift the whisk to create peaks that bend down to indicate it’s done.

  Tip: You can use an electric mixer to save time.

  

  
• 6

  Mixing the cake batter

  Sift into a bowl of egg yolks: 40g bread flour, 5g cocoa powder, 2g baking powder and mix well.

  Divide the whipped egg whites into three parts. First, add one part of the whipped cream into the flour mixture, then use a whisk to gently fold all the ingredients together.

  Next, gradually add the remaining whipped cream and use a spatula to gently mix the mixture from the bottom up. Bring the spatula down to the bottom of the bowl, lift the heavy ingredients up, and fold them to the side. Continue this process until the mixture becomes smooth.

  

  

  

  
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  Baking the cake

  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

  Grease a baking pan with a little oil, then pour the cake batter in and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

  After 10 minutes, use a knife to cut 2 diagonal lines on the surface of the cake and continue baking for another 10 minutes.

  Remove the cake from the oven, sprinkle a little powdered sugar, place a piece of chocolate on top, and drizzle a little more chocolate sauce to finish.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  The pancakes are fluffy, soft, moist, and sweet, with a rich, creamy texture blended with melted chocolate that is incredibly delicious and enticing.