My first cake sale! So exciting! Thank you so very much for your support Helen! 
I was first introduced to this cake 2 years ago when I was preparing for an event at church – Taste of Asia. While experimenting with various asian desserts, Ryan suggested a green tea cake. In order to cater to the australian taste buds, I layered it with cream cheese frosting. The response received from the Australians at church was beyond expectations as it’s never occurred to them to make a green tea cake.
Green Tea Sponge Cake:
Ingredients:
- 6 egg whites
- 125 g caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 6 egg yolks
- 100g sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 5 tbsp corn oil
- 2 tbsp hot water + 1 tsp green tea powder
- 100 ml double cream
- 140 g self raising flour
Method:
- Preheat oven accordingly.
- Whisk egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar.
- Whisk egg yolks, sugar and vanilla essence till light and creamy.
- Add in corn oil, green tea and cream. Mix well.
- Stir sifted flour and fold gently to mix.
- Pour egg yolk mixture lightly into egg white mixture. Mix evenly with a big spoon.
- Pour into ungreased pan. Bake till set.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Ingredients:
- 2 packs cream cheese, softened
- 125gm butter, softened
- Green tea (matcha) powder
- Icing sugar
- Double cream
Method:
- Whisk cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer. Add green tea powder and icing sugar according to taste.
- Add cream in tablespoonfuls bit by bit just to softened up mixture a little.
- Cream cake and decorate accordingly.
I love finding tea recipes on the internet but have to say this is the most mouth watering I have found.. sounds totally awesome and I will certainly have to try this on my family.
Lorraine
hello
your pictures look very delicious, so i decided to bake this good looking cake for a friend’s birthday! but now i have a question! you say preheat oven accordingly, but at which grade? it would be very nice if you can post that
thank you very much
oh and i love your website!! very cool 8)
hi jackie
preheat to 175 degrees C should be sufficient. would love to hear about the end result of your cake! cheers!
Does anybody know where I can buy double cream in Petaling Jaya/Kuala Lumpur? Have been searching in Cold Storage but failed. =(
Hi Caroline,
Sorry! Can’t help you there. I’ve not been back for many years and if you can’t find it in Cold Storage, I really don’t know where else could you get it from. Maybe try some places in Bangsar/Sri Hartamas areas…or anywhere with expatriates living. You might be lucky.
Cheers,
Pearlyn
Hi there,
this looks really good! Planning to try making this one for my friend’s bday…just wondering though, I can’t seem to find the corn oil, so what other oil can i use? Also, where do you go to find the green tea powder?
Thanks!
Fiona
Hi there,
this looks really good! Planning to try making this one for my friend’s bday…just wondering though, I can’t seem to find the corn oil, so what other oil can i use? Also, where do you go to find the green tea powder?
Another question about the direction, do you add the corn oil etc to the egg white or egg yolks mixture? And how long does it take you to bake them (roughly)
Thanks!
Fiona
Hi Fiona,
You should be able to find green tea powder in most japanese grocery stores. Some asian stores stock them too. If you can’t find corn oil, I normally just substitute with canola oil. The oil is added to the egg yolks. Well, I don’t like to say exactly how much time it takes to bake cos every oven is different. But once again, mine’s a turbo portable oven and it normally takes me about 50-60 minutes on 175C.
Cheers,
Pearlyn
thanks for the amazing post, Realy good site that helped me alot: green-weightlosstea.blogspot[com]
if you are around pj area, try these two shops in taman megah ss24 pj
1. bake with yen
2. chang tung
they supply baking ingredients and equipment and occasionally baking classes.