How to Make the Castella Cake from Demon Slayer | Anime with Alvin

[@HeavensJackal]

One of my favorite things about the babish channel is that they mess up, they tell you they messed up, and how they messed up and how they can fix it. Which helps not only them but everyone grow and become better for the mistakes.

[@_G.C]

Well not always, which is why we have botched by babish

[@dyamoy]

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[@SchizoMuch]

Botched is usually more like "we were wrong about a very basic concept and it carried over"

[@A-ds1mt]

Eventually. *Cough, scotch egg.*

[@0chibijulie0]

Just noticed that from the peanut dish one today. I appreciated the honesty. 😊

[@izzzicm]

Me: "Oh wow, I could make some castella cake!" Alvin: "The reals ones can be very difficult to make." Me: "Oh wow, I can watch Alvin make castella cake!"

[@volrosku.6075]

this being the japanese style there's also the much more difficult Taiwanese style which Regusea famously made a video on or if you wanna track it down original Portuguese recipes which through japan is the mother style of both Japanese Castella and Taiwanese Castella

[@AntarcEiad]

Who else wants to eat one

[@bluerabbit4010]

😂😂

[@demolisherman1763]

Quick tip for separating eggs, separate them over a different bowl from where your holding the yolks and whites. That way if one yolk breaks during separation it doesn’t ruin all the whites.

[@somechad3682]

cleaning dishes is a mf, lemme tell you...

[@monikyut]

​@@somechad3682facts! 😂

[@Frappe3621]

@@somechad3682so is losing many egg whites

[@ludwigderlude]

@@somechad3682thats why one buys stuff that can be put in the dishwasher

[@boundarkness]

@@ludwigderlude Not all of us have a dishwasher.

[@elricthebald]

Like I always say: "Failure is not an option. It's part of the process." Your first attempt was not a success but you learned from it. So it wasn't really a failure.

[@jeromethiel4323]

You only truly fail if you give up. A failure state mid process is okay, it's only truly a failure if it's the last thing you do.

[@mrcskitchen]

Super 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

For nearly two ENTIRE decades I had been searching to find out what that cake was with no luck. I had gotten one as a lil kid and it was the most glorious thing I had ever tasted, but could only compare it to pokemon's gateau. Knowing what it's actually called means I finally can get my hands on another one. Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This knowledge means a lot to me

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Two decades? Show's not that old

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 you do realize a food that features in a show doesn't mean it originated in the show. Castella is a real thing

[@laurenevers8644]

Yo, you didn't even read the comment did you? The guy had this cake as a kid and never knew what it was called so he could find it again until watching this video helped him finally put a name to his childhood memory.

[@cassiolins1203]

"We're going to improvise a bit with those two molds specifically made for this very purpose" THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF IMPROVISING, ALVIN! hahahaha

[@skabs508]

I came here to say that and then was like- I can’t be the only one who heard that! 😂

[@mechakinggidora]

Legit I thought he was just about to use a Wooden Picture frame from Ikea or something 😅

[@volleyballbabe1114]

“traditionally, the cake is made in wooden molds. to improvise a bit, we’re making them in wooden castella molds.” 😭😂😂😂

[@wtf1992lynx]

Fun fact, the portuguese brought Castella cake to Japan, we call it Pão de Ló here. Which is delicious! I have no doubt the Japanese perfected it even more to ludicrous levels of deliciouness.

[@LevLux]

I actually prefer pão de ló. 😅 Castella is just denser and not as fluffy imo.

[@kaenryuuart543]

It’s just a japanese thing to take something from somewhere else and perfected tf out of it

[@Qwertylol]

I find it really interesting how many things have been moved over the years from one country to another, and see how many things are borrowed. For example, in French, Spanish, and Italian, the word for bread is “pan” (allow for variations in spelling, but the pronunciation is still the same) but the word for bread in Japanese is also “pan”! I thought that was the coolest thing when I learned that.

[@hannahippo]

I make Cooking Tree's castella cake recipes (I think it's more Taiwanese style) frequently and the crumb is a lot tighter and it has an ethereal sound of peeling when you tear the cake apart. It's wild! So cool how this cake has such a strong yellow hue from all the egg yolks!

[@CodenameWaffles]

"We're going to improvise the mold with: The Exact Mold We Got In The Place They Make This For The Thing We're Making."

[@ParkityParkPark]

As a fan of Demon Slayer, I'm glad y'all made this, and as an avid baker, this looks like it would be SO fun (and frustrating) to make! Unfortunately I don't have half the stuff I'd need to properly attempt it, but maybe some day

[@aleenanaeem983]

I used to watch Alvin on tasty, make it big, then he started his own channel. But about a year or two ago, i have lost him. He didn't upload any videos on his channel. And I also got so busy in my life that i completely forgot about it. Today out of nowhere, i missed his cooking and start searching for him. This led me her, on binging with babish. And Watching Alvin cooking here is felt like i have found a lost friend. Just a geniune happiness from my heart. Now I have alot of videos to watch. From now on binging watching you Alvin.

[@notahotshot]

"We are going to improvise..." 2:30 By using these purpose built castella baking frames, which we specifically ordered for this use.😂

[@tava780]

Alvin, I miss your long prep time videos on your channel. Will we ever get more?

[@sebastiangruenfeld141]

He's been secretly working on a 13140 hour (1.5 years) dish

[@nighthawk2548]

Those were the best.

[@DogMeatDelicious]

Never knew he is this guy

[@dadian803]

Best part

[@racheldolfi6533]

He has a really awesome other channel called Alvin Zhou Films. You should check it out! Long form stuff while he’s traveling.

[@giselasilva5415]

You guys need to recreate the original cake that gave origin of Catela cake which is the Portuguese Pão-de-Ló, especially the undercooked Ovar version, totally decadent egg magic 😋😋

[@Ozuhananas]

Love Pão de Ló, my mom makes it fairly often, but I've never heard of an undercooked version, need to check that out now

[@LKonstantina915]

oooh i thought it came from Ravani but yea quick google search says it came from portuguese merchants

[@salt-emoji]

​@@LKonstantina915there are no original ideas, every single community on earth has the same 3 things. A local fruiting plant that is processed into alcohol, a stable cereal grain to make bread, and a "tea" which is boiled. So not surprised there are many varieties.

[@davidfitzsimmons2451]

You should do the First Supper from Lupin III part four. Plenty of dishes to cover and it also allows some light history trivia on Renaissance food.

[@miniblasan5717]

I've never tried anything from Japanese food, pastries or snacks, but I would love to try this cake because it looks so delicious.

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

It is, but fun fact, it’s origins are Portuguese

[@artoriasonthemove2465]

Great Video! Please make sure to first make the meringue, then mix the sugar and the egg yolks and flour seperately and then combine the meringue with the cake filling slowly and without busting the bubbles. It will become even more fluffier that way ^^

[@Jonkmanful]

merengue?

[@louisgunstone723]

meringue

[@artoriasonthemove2465]

@@louisgunstone723 fixed! This is what happens, when you listen to too many youtube cooks :D

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

The way the flavor sticks to your tongue, and the particular feeling of washing your tongue with a gulp of hot tea. It's kind of perfect

[@jdns14]

Great recipe! Never saw that oven technique! In Portuguese Pão de Lô (which has a very similar recipe) the cake is cooked in an oven really hot and quicker to set the fluffy structure… maybe something to try

[@aryamansingh08]

The last time I was this early was when I was born 3 months too early only to be placed in a cast iron pizza oven....my bones never hardened but my spirit did

[@miletilblight2181]

Wait...are you serious...did that actually happen to you?

[@ShadowReignhart]

​@@miletilblight2181Obviously not. If they *were* born 3 months early, they would have been kept in a NIC Unit for a long time.

[@Sypitz]

@@ShadowReignhartnah, he’d totally be fine. The pizza oven would’ve turned him from premature to perfectly cooked.

[@aryamansingh08]

@@ShadowReignhart yeah but incubation technology was still in its infancy

[@OriginalMomo]

Pepperoni or sausage? 😜

[@joyl7842]

The appearance of this cake made me think it was a simple cream-butter cake we have here in The Netherlands. Very common at small gatherings with tea or coffee.

[@Mrpastry909]

For a delicious beginner's castella cake, you can skip sifting the sugar and just put the entire cake in the oven for 45 minutes at 350F. You will have a crust on the top, but it's still very delicious.

[@joshmarchstatsboi]

If you haven't watched it already, Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space has some great foods to try. Episode 4 'Gentle Touch' has an order of food that would be really funny to try and make!

[@Preygrantess]

My girlfriend used to live in Japan and the first time she came over I just baked Portuese sweet bread. She thought I had done research on Japanese baking and guest culture, but really, I was just wanted some pao doce.

[@OriginalMomo]

I’ve watched lots of videos on this cake, they’re always like 8” thick though…. And they never show the misting part. Interesting. Ty for this video.

[@nevets7914]

Alvin is on of the best additions to the BCU! It just makes sense!

[@burningcole2538]

I love these cakes, they go so well with green tea

[@GentlemanJolt]

When I think of Castella in anime I always think of that one scene from Tatami Galaxy

[@Talwyn_Wize]

I am grateful that you also include your less successful attempts in your videos. I learn a lot more about where things can go wrong, and what I need to keep in mind. 😊😊 Thank you for sharing!

[@ellieboa]

Yay Alvin! Congratulations on this castella and the best cake snacks you’ve ever had!

[@jmpet7134]

I bought the first cake he unboxes to try it out. The flavor is subtle. Its texture is very spongey.

[@ghost.mp3]

absolutely beautiful, that looks delicious. i don't think i've tried castella before, and i'll correct that at the next opportunity

[@bdao1593]

This Castella Cake is made from Japan which is based in the Demon Slayer series.

[@ray7419]

Absolutely awesome collaboration!! My two favorite food channels in one. Great job. And kudos to Kendal

[@DearyLeary]

Definitely one of the cooler recipes you've done. Really enjoyed, thank you.

[@ConradRebello]

Kudos to the Japanese 🇯🇵 they really take the time and effort to make thee most delicious food with minimum ingredients and a focus on their quality 👏🏻

[@JaySay]

Alvin continues to amaze me with such complex and amazing looking dishes! Awesome work, dude, I can't count off the top of my head how many things you've made here with the BCU that I would LOVE to try and even make myself. Fantastic stuff!

[@snigbylife]

Now, how can we make this a 100 hour Castella???

[@Trixical00]

Step one, buy a chicken farm

[@leniobarcelos1770]

Portugal and Japan had a baby, it's named Castella cake. 🍰😋

[@Jerrbearr0520]

Alvin pulling out all the stops to make these castella cakes. Beautiful.

[@afung89]

Yeah, because we miss your 100day coffee videos Alvin! bring your channel back!

[@The_Soupiest_Spoon_7543]

To be proud of one's own creation is something I wish to achieve

[@Zaillith]

Excellence through simplicity, beautiful.

[@Calzaki]

how is it improvising if you have the actual molds which you bought for a specific purpose?

[@StephenPhayre]

I'd be really curious how it would go without doing the stirring part (in the oven).

[@taybaytime]

YES THE BEST LOOKING ANIME DESSERT THANK YOU 😭

[@AdorableGoose55]

I appreciate the watch flex of the Babish crew.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@me5197]

better than true love's kiss. Much less creepy way to wake someone up from being unconsious.

[@romandubois6473]

Nice, would be cool if you did the sakura mochis

[@Borutonakkuru]

Really wish the thumbnail used the final cake rather than the imported premade ones, that feels a bit misleading and deceptive.

[@Marcielle_Makes]

This video and Alvin's voice are sooooooo satisfying.

[@stonytrees8573]

I do miss when Alvin made huge foods but him taking over babishs channel is great

[@greenapple9477]

He doesn't anymore?

[@SnékWaifü]

Bro, I love you even more since you did this! Demon Slayer is life! 🖤 Been w Babish since the beginning!

[@kpeggs82]

Never been so early. And I love Castella cake

[@ashleyj967]

I would love to see Rad Stag Stew from Fallout 4. It's one of the few recipes that I feel you guys could actually do from the game. Edit: Spelling

[@GlitchManOmega]

Or be crazier and do the squirrel stew :O

[@davidfitzsimmons2451]

Considering southern Florida last I checked has pretty much wide open killing of iguanas allowed, iguana bits likely also plausible to make :P

[@valkoharja]

That looks like a brilliant, simple cake.

[@dominiccarracedo3582]

You should do Witch Hat Atelier next!! They have some foods there that I think would be worth doing

[@LENZ5369]

Not sure what all of this is. Castella is a Japanese version of a normal sponge cake, afaik the major difference is that historically Japan didn't have cane sugar -so they used a sweetener made from rice in the cake. Also Demon Slayer is historically set, so the show's Castella should be even closer to the original.

[@codicium]

3:40 slowly whisking it at a very high speed...

[@steadman1969]

The math geek in me heard him mention the golden ratio and 5 divided by 3 comes pretty close. 1.666 instead of 1.618

[@parkerazz4385]

Be proud. It's looks absolutely beautiful and delicious

[@rednaaaaa9234]

That castella does look like it could wake me up from a coma, I do hope I don't see Alvin hanging upside down from my ceiling...

[@cherishireland9194]

Purely stunning and I wish I could try it.

[@jonathanhadden8199]

I've watched dozens of castella making videos and I have never seen any of them do that weird mixing while cooking technique.

[@derrickbaxterjr9170]

I’m making this it sounds beyond delicious

[@KairuHakubi]

I could be wrong, but isn't the clock sort of ticking once the foam is made and mixed? wouldn't it be smart to get all the dry ingredients together first, especially the arduous sugar grinding, before whipping the whites?

[@caronstout354]

Then carefully mixing it to not deflate the whipped egg whites...

[@samuslightsuit]

Yeah... I would be throwing whipped cream on it. amazing for that second attempt Alvin. That cake looks amazing!

[@comptonGANGBANG]

OK cuh recruited for the exclusive castella cake chef for our Demon Slayer Corps

[@user-gc8pg2gx7w]

now this is something i want to make at home

[@zakirstocks9514]

Alvin, I Absolutely miss your long prep time videos on the Best Anime Shows Throughout the Years. I love the *Demon Slayer* Castella Cake Ingredients right here. Keep Up the Great Work Buddy! 😄😁👍👌🍰

[@ninepearlfangs]

Love to see you tackle Spicy Ramen from Destiny 2

[@paperluigi6132]

I finally played Live A Live these past two weeks, and whenever I got a castella cake in the Edo Japan chapter, I always kept wondering what they were. Now I know.

[@Madhousemayhem7]

Please make Sugar crusted bacon wrapped Chilean sea bass seared in a platinum pan!

[@jerrys.9895]

I would definitely try to make this, but I don't know about buying custom wooden molds just to make a cake (unless people will be so impressed with it that it gets requested for events. Maybe I'll just stick to buying it.

[@felosmontoya4018]

Request: The rabbit stew from The World's Finest Assassin anime

[@MicroMyco]

Can you try making this with a loaf pan instead? Maybe then you can emulate the height of the store bought cakes.

[@vladimiriliev7668]

Oi, Alvin, mind if you do your ASMR 500 hours things again? The world needs it! :D Thanks! Lots of love, mate (and Andrew and team)!

[@vishalkalicharan7710]

Next arcade: make El Fuerte's stew from Street Fighter 4!!

[@ithalvas]

thanks rachel

[@alext6933]

Your editor did not color correct egg yolks to be orange enough, that's how you get the clicks.

[@housecoat4735]

Il faut voir les voir les vidéos de préparation de castella cakes à grandes échelle (ex: at Taiwan). It's addictif.

[@vivalatamtam]

Loved this vid!! Learned a lot of new stuff. BRAVO.

[@muhammadtaaha6154]

it look facinating thank you Babish team

[@Zabright]

Also from Samurai Champloo 👀👀

[@-weaponized6493]

That Thumbnail looks amazing.

[@Quantum722]

Yakuza Kenzan however has a substory related to the dessert

[@wqqdcraft]

those are literally the BEST eggs!

[@giacomosimongini5452]

How do you "slowly whisk at a very high speed"?

[@nurarihyon20]

Alvin's 48h-Castella when?

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

I love Castella with tea. I drink a lot of Japanese tea.😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@dshannon23]

Is it weird that I want to buy that first cake for that nice box it comes in?

[@peadar-o]

I love a dense sponge cake ❤❤❤

[@GreatBigPillock]

3:36 - "Slowly whisking at a very high speed"? What the heck, Alvin? That's like saying something is small and big.

[@jmert_5859]

@ 3:38 "Slowly whisking this at a very high speed." Oxymoron much?

[@riverdasgard860]

I need these made into French Toast sticks, now.

[@Se7nom]

This reminds me of the portuguese "pão-de-ló". Google the recipe, maybe try it!

[@deknegt]

Very possible the Japanese were inspired by it, because the Portuguese were the first Europeans to visit Japan and they might have shared some of their delights, before the Japanese put their own local touch on it.

[@riwoof]

Alvin has made my mouth water yet again. Atta boy, Alvin! 🥮

[@thunder9760]

In sri lanka we too have a similar kind of Sponge it's called butter cake pls try making that in your upcoming videos

[@marielcuello4416]

i think the castella would turn out even better if he folded with a rubber spatula!! It killed me when he was using the whisk~~~