Japanese Green Tea Kasutera Cake
- 2 tablespoons milk, warmed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 34 cup bread flour
- 1 tablespoon green tea powder, matcha*
- 4 eggs
- 34 cup sugar
- Line a large loaf pan or two small loaf pans with waxed paper.
- Mix honey in warm milk and set aside.
- Sift flour and green tea powder together a few times and set aside.
- Preheat the oven in 350 degrees.
- Whisk eggs in a large bowl using an electric hand-mixer, adding sugar gradually.
- Place the bowl over warm water in another large bowl and whisk eggs until they become light yellow (almost white).
- Mix the milk and honey mixture inches Add sifted flour in the bowl and mix gently with a spatula.
- Pour the batter in lined loaf pan and tap the pan gently on the table to release any air bubbles.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes and turn down oven to 280 degrees F and bake for about 40 minutes, or until done.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then turn out on a platter.
- Remove the waxed paper and cool the kasutera.
- Tastes even better the next day.
- *Matcha is finely-milled Japanese green tea.
- It is a common ingredient in many Japanese sweets including green tea ice cream.
milk, honey, bread flour, green tea powder, eggs, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/japanese-green-tea-kasutera-cake-424873 (may not work)