Castella cake. A soft and spongy Japanese cake that doesn’t use any oil or leavening agents.

Matcha Kasutera (Green Tea Castella) – this cake is amazingly light and fine textured, yet it is made without any leavening agent!

Green Tea Kasutera – Japanese Sponge Cake

Marbled castella (kasutera) cake. A chocolate and honey marbled japanese sponge cake

Castella cake. A japanese sponge cake made without oil or butter.

Honey castella (kasutera) cake. After three attempts, I’ve finally succeeded in baking this Japanese sponge cake.

I am still thinking of Japan. Matcha Green Tea and Lemon Honey Castella (Kasutera) Japanese Sponge Cake.

Honey castella cake. A popular japanese sponge cake.