I LOVE LOVE LOVE matcha (Japanese green tea), and I just don't seem to get enough of it. I have had major cravings for the stuff lately so you can well imagine how excited I was when my matcha soul sister, the lovely Miss Catty announced a Matcha Madness Month! My eyes lit up as I started imaging all the delicious creations one could make using this green gold.
This light and easy chiffon cake is made even healthier by adding matcha in it. Therefore I felt no guilt shoving down half the cake on one sitting.Green Tea Chiffon Cake
(recipe by Yasuko Fukuoka in Fresh Japanese)
3 eggs, separated + 1 egg white
5 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
80g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp matcha
crème fraîche, to serve
Put the egg yolks and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl and whisk to make a smooth cream. Gradually whisk in the oil and 2 tablespoons of water. Add the flour and matcha and mix well.
Put the egg whites in a large bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. Add the remaining sugar in 2 batches and whisk until the mixture is thick and glossy. Carefully fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture in 3 batches.
Pour the mixture into a greased ring tin (18cm across), and bake in 180C for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 160C and continue to bake until a skewer comes out dry (about 15 minutes). Leave to cool.
Serve with crème fraîche.
Woohoo! Gorgeous cake Maria, and I love the fluffiness of chiffon :) awesome entry into Matcha Madness!
ReplyDeleteby the way is this photo taken with new lense? VERY NICE!!!
ReplyDeleteIt truly is healthy when you consider it's only 1.5 eggs and a bit of sugar and flour! I love this flavour in chiffon cakes, a match made in heaven.
ReplyDeletethat looks awesome maria! mmm yummy matcha!
ReplyDeleteI heart matcha chiffon cake! So light!
ReplyDeleteOooh look at that light airiness! Well done Maria! :D
ReplyDeleteYummo! I'm not a fan of drinking green tea but I love it in desserts, go figure!
ReplyDeleteLooks light, holy moly
ReplyDeleteMmm havn't had chiffon cake in yonks! And matcha chiffon... mmm sounds interesting!
ReplyDeletehello! i tried the recipe and it turned out okay! but i think something went wrong in the middle the egg yolk mix after addition of the flour and matcha powder became super dry and almost became a dough. :/ i pushed on and added the egg whites. it turned out not bad still, just slightly heavier than yours (i think). mine turned out really spongy~ but otherwise it was rather good. thanks for the recipe! :)
ReplyDeleteI had green tea creme brulee at a Japanese restaurant last year. It was AMAZING! You have to make some. I can scout around for a recipe if you need one.
ReplyDeleteCan you clarify the recipe for me? so is it 3 egg yolks and 4 egg whites?
ReplyDeleteCalvin, yes! That's correct, one extra egg white goes in :-)
ReplyDeleteMaria
Thanks for the quick reply! Will let you know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! And the ingredients aren't too fatty or sugary either!
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