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Baking: Green Tea Cake

Green Tea Cake
Green Tea Cake
When I lived in California, I was introduced to one of the most delicious treats, ever: Green Tea Cake. I spent years after leaving the west coast daydreaming of these cakes and looking for a reputable recipe. Alas, my friend Shell@fancy domesticated things gave me the recipe that, in my opinion, surpassed the reality of the cakes I left behind.

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Green Tea Cake:

4 eggs
1 3/4 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
3/4 c butter
2 T green tea powder
1 T chocolate chips (optional)

Put butter in a bowl and stir until soft. Add sugar, mix well. Add eggs. Sift flour and green tea powder together, add to mix, add chips if you want. Place baking wax paper into medium loaf pan (I grease 3-4 mini loaf pans and make individual cakes instead). Bake at 360 degrees (182 celsius) for 35 minutes.

The secret is geting a good macha powder (not sencha). Its pricey but its the only expensive thing in this cake and its dearness is worth it.

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Jeanette
this looks delicious :)
bookselves
mmm! i've made this before (from this recipe i guess even!)

i ended up with gunpowder tea which is not actually powder at all! i was like, "fuck it!" and just ended up eating the tea bits. which was tasty even though the flavour was uneven! but now that we might have a coffee grinder i might do this again and see if i can grind my tea.

so thanks for the tip!
GinBaby
Sweet heaven! Thank you for posting this! I'll have to try this recipe.
BULLETPROOFsoul
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I keep meaning to get some macha but keep forgetting to buy it. thanks for the reminder!
Sonya
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This looks delicious. I guess that settles the question what cake I will make for the Easter family get-together. Thanks!
canarygirl
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This looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing the recipe! :) I've only ever tried green tea ice cream, which I love, but am anxious to try this out as well. :)
Captain Wulf
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For this I will love you forever.
hanlun
i know it is delicious, i did try to make once, but color turn to brawn instead of green. what is wrong?
Momotaro
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I realize I'm a little late to the party on this thread, but I found it because I was trying to find a recipe to compensate for the fact that Trader Joe's has discontinued their green tea baking mix.

the next time you make this, instead of chocolate chips, try stirring in some red bean paste (available in cans at asian food markets) for a classic Japanese taste combination!
Shelly Rodriguez
Yum! I've made this a few times now, and its absolutely delicious. Thank you for coming up with this!
ratri
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Great recipe and love your black cat
Anneli
If I don´t have tea powder, can I use concentrated liquid green tea for making this cake? Please, if someone knows the answer!!!
little paths
ive never done it, but i probably wouldn't try it either. good luck if you do!
ian poh
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hihi, just wanted to know before i start to bake... coz i'm a noob at it =(

what kind of flour do u use? cake flour?
little paths
i have used both. i think i tend toward the cake flour, but it doesn't really matter.

enjoy!
eternityras
Does this recipe use any baking powder? I don't think it's listed as one of your ingredients...
little paths
Nope. It's pretty simple.
Tiffany
does "T" stand for teaspoon or tablespoon?
little paths
Tablespoon.

Usually in recipes "T" is for tablespoon and "t" is for teaspoon.
Enjoy the cake!
Zoe
Which brand of green tea powder is the best? Where can I get them? Thanks!
little paths
Zoe, I don't really know how to answer this question. I got lucky (perhaps) asking at a Middle Eastern grocery store in my neighborhood. I am in need of a new package so it is time for me to find another source. If you have any Asian grocers, you may have luck there. That is where I am going to try. Just be sure you get macha powder, not sencha. I cannot vouch for sencha.

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