Recipe: Perfect Matcha Pound Cake
Recipe: Perfect Matcha Pound Cake Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Matcha Pound Cake. Use Cake Flour for Matcha Marble Pound Cake. Many recipes ask for all-purpose flour when making pound cake, but in Japan, cake flour is always used to make a pound cake. It makes the pound cake extra tender.
Matcha Pound Cake goes with regular green tea, coffee, or even milk.
The base of this cake is inspired by our classic sour cream pound cake, which, thanks to the creamy, tangy sour cream, comes out moist every time.
To make this marbled version even easier, I skipped the sifting and used all-purpose flour instead of cake flour, meaning you likely have all the ingredients on hand (except maybe the matcha).
You can have Matcha Pound Cake using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Matcha Pound Cake
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You need 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
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You need 2 of eggs.
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Prepare 1 tbsp of green tea powder.
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Prepare 2/3 cup of sugar.
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Prepare 1/2 cup of butter.
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It’s 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
Matcha pound cake, just out from the oven.
A classic pound cake doesn't rely on baking powder or baking soda, and thus, it is crucial to be correct and exact when you mix the ingredients.
Matcha green tea pound cake is a variation of basic pound cake flavored with matcha green tea powder.
It's the perfect tea cake to serve that will, of course, impress guests.
Matcha Pound Cake step by step
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Cream butter in bowl.
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Add sugar in the butter mixed well. Gradually add beaten eggs and stir well..
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Sift flour, baking powder, and green tea powder together and add the flour to the egg mixture..
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Pour the batter into a battered loaf pan. Bake in preheated 340°F oven for about 30- 40 minutes..
It has tight and even crumb that isn't too heavy and dense.
The cake is perfectly moist, and doesn't leave your hands greasy.
The matcha flavour comes through and is lightly sweetened.
The simple pound cake transforms into something more complex with the eye-catching jade green color with the faint aroma and subtle flavor of the matcha powder.
What's more, every bite, there is a surprise that comes in the form of the sweet red beans.
