Black Pound Cake, Second Time: Still Jet Black with Just 1g of Charcoal Powder

Pound cake

Today was my second time making a pound cake with edible charcoal powder (bamboo charcoal). I tried halving the amount of charcoal powder and took photos before and after adding it.

The finished product was still jet black, as expected.

Japanese link: Black Pound Cake Recipe

Black Pound Cake Recipe (Ingredients)

# Ingredients Grams (g) Calories (kcal) Price (yen)
1 Flour 60 221 ¥12
2 Egg (1) 60 91 ¥20
3 Sugar 40 155 ¥12
4 Canola oil 20 184 ¥7
5 Soy milk 15 7 ¥3
6 Charcoal powder 1 3 ¥149
7 Baking soda, a pinch
(Total) 196g 661kcal ¥203

Calories and prices are approximate values.

Black Pound Cake Recipe (Instructions)

(1) Separate the egg into the white and yolk.

(2) Beat the egg white with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes, then add 10g of sugar and mix for about a minute more, until glossy. The meringue is now complete.

(3) In a separate bowl, add the egg yolk, 30g of sugar, 20g of oil, and 10g of soy milk. Mix with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes.

(4) Add 60g of flour, the meringue, 1g of charcoal powder, and a pinch of baking soda to the mixture from step (3). Beat with a hand mixer until no lumps of flour remain. The jet-black batter is now complete.

(After adding the charcoal powder, before pouring into the cake pan)

(5) Pour the batter into a cake pan and tap the bottom a dozen or so times to remove air bubbles. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C. Bake for 10 minutes at 180°C, then reduce the temperature and bake for another 20 minutes at 160°C.

(6) After it has cooled slightly, remove the pound cake from the pan and slice. The finished product was still jet black, as expected.

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