About the bake
Custard cake really is as delicious as it sounds. You might be wondering how a custard cake stands? It uses all the traditional ingredients of a cake batter, the uniqueness comes through in the baking stage. Once baked the cake is a light custardy texture with a bit of wobble. The base is quite dense like and rich. We've used Nielsen-Massey vanilla bean paste in our recipe because it's the real deal. If you're going to make anything custard flavoured, you really want to avoid using a synthetic vanilla composition such as 'vanilla flavouring'. Go for Nielsen-Massey as it's made using the whole vanilla pod. You can also see the flecks in the paste which are the vanilla seeds. YUM! If you love custard recipes, have a go at our vanilla panna cotta recipe next.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 170'c/150'c fan. Grease and line a 20x20cm brownie pan
Step 2:
Place the egg whites into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk until stiff peaks have formed. Set aside
Step 3:
In a separate bowl beat together the egg yolks and golden caster sugar until light and fluffy
Step 4:
Add the melted butter and vanilla bean paste and beat again
Step 5:
Add in the plain flour and finally the lukewarm milk and finally gently fold in the egg whites
Step 6:
Pour the mix into the prepared brownie pan and bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, the cake will still have a slight wobble and a golden top after this time
Step 7:
Remove from the oven once baked and allow to cool completely
Step 8:
Chill for 2 hours to allow the cake to firm up
Step 9:
Slice and serve
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 4 Large eggs
- 145g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 115g Butter (melted)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
- 110g Allinson's plain white flour
- 475ml Milk (lukewarm)
Utensils
- 20x 20cm brownie pan
- Stand mixer
- Mixing bowl
Recipe Reviews
Soooooo delicious!
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 4 Large eggs
- 145g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 115g Butter (melted)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
- 110g Allinson's plain white flour
- 475ml Milk (lukewarm)
Utensils
- 20x 20cm brownie pan
- Stand mixer
- Mixing bowl