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Green Tea Pound Cake

Just a few ingredients are all you need for this light, moist Green Tea Pound Cake which has a pleasurable delicate, green tea flavor. You only need a few tablespoons of matcha powder, which is easy to find in major supermarkets. My son, Toby, baked and taught me this recipe. In turn, I’ve baked this for his birthday. It only takes a few minutes to mix this by hand. The result is an elegant round cake which is ideal for dessert or snack time. This was inspired by a recipe from AllRecipes.com. Serves 6.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino, Japanese
Keyword: Green Tea Matcha Pound Cake
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 275kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (unsalted) softened at room temperature
  • 2 whole large eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons green tea powder sencha or matcha variety
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup soy milk
  • 2 to 3 drops green food coloring optional
  • 1/3 cup organic confectioners' powdered sugar to sprinkle on cake

Instructions

  • • Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease and flour a round cake pan measuring 9-inches in diameter.
    • In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the green tea powder.
    • In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Whisk well.
    • Add the flour mixture to the creamy mixture of sugar, butter and eggs. Blend well.
    • Stir in the milk. Mix until batter is smooth.
    • Add the green food color drops. Blend till color is even.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
    • Bake at 350 F for 35 to 40 minutes. Test by piercing the tip of a sharp knife to the middle of the cake. If knife is clean, then cake is done.
    • Allow cake to cool on the counter for 10 to 15 minutes. Then cool on a cake rack for 20 to 30 minutes.
    • When cake has cooled completely, sprinkle the top with confectioner’s sugar.
    • Cook’s comments: Sencha or Matcha green tea powders are sold in Asian markets, large supermarkets, specialty stores or online sources like Amazon. This powdered tea is heavily concentrated so, only a few tablespoons are needed for this cake.

Notes on Green Tea varieties:

  • Almost all green tea is grown in Japan. Differences are in the variety, growing methods, harvest time and processing. There are about seven varieties. Sencha is the most popular. Matcha is tencha that is stoneground before shipping. The dark matcha variety are used in Japan's traditional tea ceremonies. Other varieties are tencha, genmaicha (with brown rice), hojicha, schincha, ichibancha. 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 452IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 3mg