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Green Tea Layer Cake
This cake is probably my favourite out of all recipes.
GREEN TEA LAYER CAKE (Makes one 7-inch, 3-layer cake)
Ingredients
CAKE
3 eggs
100g sugar
80g all-purpose flour
20g butter, melted
1 1/2 tbsp. matcha powder
CREAM
400ml heavy cream
40g sugar
1 heaping tsp. gelatin powder
1 overflowing tbsp. water
You will also need some matcha powder to dust.
Instructions
CAKE
1. Place the egg-filled bowl on top of another one filled with hot water.
2. Beat on high for 1 min 30 sec until foamy.
3. Add sugar in three additions, beat for one minute after each addition. Beat on low for 30 seconds to eliminate air bubbles.
Preheat oven at this point to 180 degrees C.
4. Sift in matcha and flour and fold until barely incorporated.
5. Add a spatuful of batter into melted butter and combine. Scrape back into batter and fold until just incorporated.
6. Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Immediately unmold and peel off parchment when pan comes out of oven. Cool cake to room temperature.
CREAM
1. Add gelatin to water and let it sponge.
2. Heat the gelatin in a small saucepan at low heat, only until melted.
3. In a cold bowl, beat cold heavy cream with sugar to soft peaks. Meanwhile the gelatin liquid should become lukewarm.
4. Continue to beat on high adding gelatin in slow stream, until stiff peaks form.
Note: You do not need to refrigerate cake, because the whipped cream is stabilized and just won't melt.
ASSEMBLY
1. With a small knife make two lines across side of cake to show where to cut.
2. Slice the cake with a bread-knife into three layers.
3. Place whipped cream in between layers as you stack them, and ice exterior of cake.
4. Smooth exterior with offset spatula. Dust top evenly with green tea powder.
5. Optional Step: Pipe swirls around cake's perimeter if you have leftover whipped cream. You could also decorate with dark chocolate.
Enjoy!
Sponge cake recipe adapted from a Korean cookbook named 진짜 기본 베이킹 책 by super recipes. http://www.super-recipe.co.kr/etc_06/etc_s4_01.php?inc=view&idx=130&tbname=notice