Castella Cake Rusk

Directions

1. 1
   Cut the castella cakes into 7 mm sticks.
2. 2
   Bake on the bottom rack in an oven preheated to 150C for about 12 minutes until they start to brown very lightly.
3. 3
   Turn off the oven, and leave in the oven for 10 minutes.
4. 4
   Spread them on a rack, and when they have cooled, they become crispy!
5. 5
   And done.
6. 6
   If you are using a store-bought castella cake, it contains a lot of sugar so it's easy to burn.
7. 7
   In that case, bake in the oven for about 12 minutes at 130C - 140C while watching over them carefully.