Green Tea Cake Recipe USA Style

Basically, today i am going to share my own Green Tea Cake Recipe Usa Style. This green tea cake origins is from japanese culinary traditions but the fusion of japanes traditional flavors and western dessert style came into beig in the late 20th century. This cake is prepared with green tea powder also named as matcha.

So i am gonna share every basic guide about Green Tea Cake Recipe Usa Style, which you will surely love.

Flavors of Green Tea Cake Recipe Usa Style

Green tea cake, particularly those made with matcha, has a unique and distinctive flavor profile. Here are some key characteristics of its taste:

Earthy: The matcha powder gives the cake a deep, earthy flavor, which is one of the hallmarks of green tea.
Slightly Bitter: Unlike many other types of cake, green tea cake has a subtle bitterness from the matcha. This bitterness is often balanced with sweetness in the cake batter or frosting.
Sweetness: The cake itself, or accompanying elements like frosting, adds a sweetness that balances the bitterness of the matcha. This creates a harmonious blend of flavors.
Umami: Matcha has an umami quality, which adds depth to the cake’s flavor, making it more complex and satisfying.
Creamy: If the cake includes components like matcha-flavored cream or frosting, it will have a creamy texture and taste, enhancing the overall experience.
Grassy and Fresh: There is often a fresh, grassy note to the cake, reminiscent of the green tea leaves from which the matcha is made.

So Lets Dive into our Green Tea Cake Recipe Usa Style

Ingredients:

eggs- 3
white sugar- ¾ cup
Honey -1 tablespoon
all-purpose flour- ¾ cup
baking powder- 1 teaspoon
green tea powder (matcha)- 1 tablespoon
cold water- ¼ cup

Procedure:

Grease the 9 inch round cake mold and place butter paper in it. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Take a stand mixer and pour the eggs in its bowl. Start beating the eggs on medium speed until they become fluffy and double sized in volume.
Then gradually mix in the sugar, honey and beat it for 1 minute. Then add, flour, baking powder, green tea powder, and water in that order, beat for 20 seconds approximately.
Pour the batter into prepared cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Then do a toothpick test to check if its done.
Take out from oven and let it cool down for 1 hour until you prepare frosting.

Frosting Preparation:

You can check my Vanilla cake recipe in which i have frosted my cake with butter cream frosting.
Use the same frosting recipe for this cake and add green food color in buttercream frosting and the mix it.
Then frost this green tea cake usa style with green buttercream frosting and make white flowers with white frosting , using a piping bag, over it.