Bunmeido is considered one of the big three Nagasaki castella brands. This product is one of Bunmeido's leading sweets and got renewed on October 2021. We are delighted to inform that this specialty Japanese cake is now available at Japanese Taste.
Nagasaki castella cake is a traditional pastry originated in the Iberian Peninsula and then introduced into Nagasaki for the first time, in the 16th century, by Spanish and Portuguese traders and missionaries. The cake later became a signature dessert of the region and now is considered one of the most popular Japanese sweets.
Castella cake features pleasantly moist texture with a delicate aroma of egg and sugar. The bottom layer of the cake has coarsely granulated sugar whose crunchy bite feeling gives a wonderful contrast to the cake's fluffiness.
- Handmade and carefully baked through their traditional baking technique. With the latest renewal, this product contains more egg yolk and less flour, resulting in supreme full-bodied taste and excellently melting texture.
- Gosan can be translated as 5 and 3 which refers to the ratio of egg yolk to egg white being 5 to 3 and is said to be the golden ratio in making a quality castella. Bunmeido has shifted this 5:3 ratio from unit to weight; the product has more egg yolks, making the cake more flavorful than before.
- Additive-free, simply made out of egg, sugar, flour, starch syrup, and honey. The flour is fundamental to castella's texture; wasanbon (Japanese sugar) and honey enhance egg flavor; and coarsely granulated zarame sugar helps the castella keeping moist.
- The castella cake is pre-cut for convenience. Perfect for a present for your valuable person, or for the auspicious occasions like marriage, childbirth, graduation, birthday, etc.
- Packed in a paulownia box giving a luxurious sense and protecting the castella from humidity and impact. Furthermore, the box is wrapped in a gorgeous golden packaging paper.
- Net contents: 10 pieces
- Ingredients: Egg, sugar (Tokushima wasanbon sugar / zarame sugar), flour, starch syrup, Hokkaido linden honey
- Nutrition facts (per piece≒48.75g): Energy 155kcal, protein 3.4g, fat 4.3g, carbohydrate 25.5g, sodium 0.1g
- Box size: 300×111×80mm
- Note: This product has a short shelf life, so please plan accordingly when purchasing as a gift and consume as soon as possible
- Potential allergens: Wheat, egg
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- MSMitsuko S.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5/29/22文明堂五三カステラ
カステラの銘菓だけあり、最高な品質で美味しくいただいてます。短時間で送ってくださるのでそれも助かっています。この様な品物が注文出来るのは嬉しいです。
- BBKVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars6/25/25Supreme Quality
The inner waxed board box was dented, but the outer paulownia box remained pristine. The box in itself is a thing of beauty. Love how important items from Japan are usually boxed in this type of wood. The cake itself is exceptionally moist and airy. I think most people outside of Japan might initially dismiss a sponge cake as just an ordinary run-of-the-mill cake, simply because they’re used to dry, crumbly, and often flavorless high fructose cakes... cheap, mass-produced, and readily available everywhere. Many even take pride in their familiar brands like Entenmann’s, Hostess, Sara Lee, Little Debbie, and Tastykake. But once they try this cake, it’s almost always an awakening— one that quickly turns them into loyal fans.
- IMIkuko M.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars9/30/25Gosan castella
Flavorful & moist
I usually buy castella from Fukusaya but this tasted as good as Fukusaya. Nice surprise
- HAHamdan A.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5/10/22Excellent taste
This cake is excellent
- AAnnaVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/19/24Moist and fluffy
Beautiful package great for gift. It was very fresh.
- MBMaya B.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars2/13/25the most amazing cake i've ever ate!
I bought this cake for my husband's birthday, and we absolutely loved it! The texture was perfectly soft and fluffy, with just the right amount of sweetness. we’ll definitely order it again!
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