Macha Cake
- 5 grams green tea
- 20 grams boiling water
- 30 grams water
- 4 egg yolks
- 10 grams sugar
- 30 grams vegetable oil
- 40 grams flour
- 4 egg whites
- 45 grams powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 200 grams dairy cream
- 1 tsp green tea powdered
- For the green tea add 20 g boiling water; mix till smooth; add 30 g room temperature water; mix
- Preheat oven to 160C.
- Measure ingredients for cake and prepare green tea as detailed above.
- Whisk 10 g castor sugar with egg yolks till dissolved.
- Add corn oil.
- Whisk till just combined.
- Add green tea.
- Whisk will just thoroughly mixed.
- Sift cake flour into mixture.
- Whisk till just thoroughly mixed but small lumps are still visible.
- Separately whisk egg whites till frothy.
- Add lemon juice.
- Whisk till thick foam forms.
- Gradually add 45 g castor sugar whilst still whisking.
- Continue to whisk till firm peak stage
- Add half of egg whites.
- Mix with whisk till almost even.
- Add remaining egg whites.
- Mix with whisk till almost even.
- Scrape down and fold with spatula till just evenly mixed, banging mixing bowl against worktop 2-3 times.
- Pour batter into 20 x 12 x 7.5 cm cake pan, slowly and from about 30 cm high.
- Jiggle pan till batter is level.
- Place cake pan holding batter in 23 x 15 cm cake pan.
- Tuck cardboard between 2 pans.
- Bake till middle of cake doesn't make squishing sound when pressed gently, about 55 minutes.
- To make whipped cream, whisk cream till just thick enough to hold its shape.
- Add green tea powder.
- Whisk till evenly mixed and cream is dead stiff.
- To assemble, cut cake horizontally with serrated knife or cake slicer into 2 equal halves.
- Set aside bottom half of cake.
- Invert top half so that cut side faces up.
- Spread with half of whipped cream.
- Top with remaining half of cake, cut side down.
- Spread with remaining whipped cream.
- Smooth top.
- Trim about 1 cm from 4 edges.
- Transfer cake to serving plate.
- Refrigerate till ready to serve.
- Enjoy trimmings whilst waiting.
green tea, boiling water, water, egg yolks, sugar, vegetable oil, flour, egg whites, powdered sugar, lemon juice, dairy cream, green tea powdered
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/347649-macha-cake (may not work)