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recipe matcha cake tea

Matcha green tea cake recipe

Sophie and François
This cake is an all-time favorite! Your friends and family will love the fine texture of this delicious and moist matcha tea infused dessert.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese

Equipment

  • Cake mould
  • Salad bowl
  • Saucepan
  • Food processor or electric mixer
  • Whip
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 250 g flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 20 g matcha green tea "more or less according to your taste
  • 175 g fresh cream
  • 100 g soft butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Butter your cake tin.
  • In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and matcha green tea.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter then add the fresh cream and mix with a whisk. Remove from heat.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • Using a food processor or electric mixer, beat the whole eggs, egg yolks and sugar until the mixture is thick and white. Put this mixture in a bowl.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • In this bowl, add the flour, salt, yeast and matcha green tea mixture little by little with a spatula. Mix gently until you get a smooth dough.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • Add the cream and egg mixture and mix with a spatula.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • Put the dough in your cake tin and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes, keeping an eye on it. When the cake becomes slightly golden, prick it with a knife blade which must come out dry.
    Matcha green tea cake recipe
  • It's ready!
    Matcha green tea cake recipe