Black Pound Cake, Third Time: Less Sweet and a Lighter Flavor

Pound cake

Today was my third time making a pound cake with edible charcoal powder (bamboo charcoal). I adjusted the amounts of sugar and soy milk this time.

As with the previous attempts, there was no charcoal flavor. Since I reduced the sugar, the cake had a mild, less sweet taste. The texture was a little on the dry side.

Japanese link: Black Pound Cake Recipe

Black Pound Cake Recipe (Ingredients)

# Ingredients Grams (g) Calories (kcal) Price (yen)
1 Flour 65 239 ¥13
2 Egg (1) 60 91 ¥20
3 Sugar 30 116 ¥9
4 Canola oil 20 184 ¥7
5 Soy milk 20 9 ¥5
6 Charcoal powder 1 3 ¥149
7 Baking soda, a pinch
(Total) 196g 642kcal ¥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, 20g of sugar, 20g of oil, and 20g of soy milk. Mix with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes.

(4) Add 65g of flour, the meringue, 1g of charcoal powder, and a pinch of baking soda to the mixture from step (3). Gently fold with a spatula until no lumps of flour remain. The batter is now complete.

(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. As with the previous attempts, there was no charcoal flavor. Since I reduced the sugar, the cake had a mild, less sweet taste. The texture was a little on the dry side.

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