Matcha Cake Recipe
Looking for a cake that is healthy and tasty at the same time? Matcha Cake is one such easy-to-bake cake that strikes a perfect balance of taste and health. Matcha is a fine powder obtained by grinding specially grown green tea leaves.
Matcha Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
Recipe :
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Step 1 Prepare the butter-cream mixture
To start making this exotic cake, first add butter and sugar in a bowl and beat together until you get a fluffy mix. Also mix in egg yolk to get a creamy texture.
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Step 2 Prepare the sponge batter
Now, in a separate bowl mix together, plain flour, baking powder, matcha powder and add this mix in the prepared cream butter mixture. Add in milk. Now, beat egg whites and sugar together and add in the mix. Whisk all the ingredients together to obtain a batter.
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Step 3 Bake the sponge batter
Pour this batter on a baking tray and bake at 180 degree celsius for 20-25 minutes. Once done, take the sponge out and let it cool.
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Step 4 Prepare the frosting
Next, in another bowl mix together unsalted butter with half of caster sugar and beat until you get a fluffy texture. To this mix add in melted white chocolate. Also, beat egg whites with remaining sugar and add in the mix. Mix everything well to combine together. Put the prepared frosting in freezer to let it settle.
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Step 5 Layer the cake, chill and serve
Once the sponge is baked and frosting is settled, layer sponge and buttercream frosting alternately. Top with a thin coating of buttercream frosting all over. Place the cake in a fridge to chill for an hour. Once done, take out from the fridge, decorate and serve.
