Matcha marble cake

When I go to London I try to pop into the Japan Centre near Piccadilly to get some Japanese pantry supplies. On my last visit, as I was browsing the shelfs, I discovered slices of matcha marble cake. Green tea instead chocolate. Wow! What an amazing idea!

I used my marble cake recipe and simply switched the chocolate for green tea powder. It has a subtle matcha taste so anyone can enjoy this cake, not just matcha aficionados.

This time I decided to use a square tin. My brand new Fat Daddios 9 x 9 inches (22 x 22cm) tin. I was so excited about using it that I buttered the tin but completely forgot to flour it. The cake was half-way it's cooking time when I remembered. I thought the cake would be impossible to remove from the tin. To my utter surprise, it came out of the tin effortless! Damn good tins these are!!


Serves: 12 slices.

Ingredients:

  • 250g sugar
  • 125g butter
  • 5 eggs
  • 320g plain flour
  • 3.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp green tea powder
  • 150ml milk
Method:
  1. Cream the sugar and butter together.

  2. Whilst whisking, add the eggs, one by one.

  3. Add the sieved flour and baking powder and mix.

  4. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
  5. Divide the batter evenly into another container.
  6. To one container add 50ml milk and whisk.
  7. To the other, add the green tea powder and 100ml milk and whisk.

  8. Butter and flour a 25cm (10in) tin.
  9. Pour both batters a bit at a time into the tin, alternating. Give it a final swirl with the scraper.

     
  10. Once all batter is in, tap the tin on the counter to release the air bubbles so that the cake has an uniform finish.
  11. Bake in a 180°C oven for 45min.



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