Have a go at this super simple recipe for a light and fluffy Matcha Cake. No Oven needed and no fancy equipment. Did we mention it is also Gluten Free.
This cake is steamed which keeps the cake soft and moist. The colour of the Matcha also shines through and does not burn when we steam. It also helps preserve the flavour of the cake.
To steam, we've used a steaming rack in a wok with a lid. If you have a steaming pot, feel free to use that to.
Ingredients:
- 8 grams high quality matcha powder
- 130 grams rice flour
- 60 grams sugar
- 5 eggs separated
- 70mL milk, approx. 75 gram milk
- 1.5 Tablespoons of neutral oil
- raisins to line the tray (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar (omit if you do not have)
- baking tin (approx. 8 inches),
How to:
- Separate the eggs whites and egg yolks into 2 separate bowls.
- To the egg yolks, add milk, oil, rice flour and matcha powder and whisk using a balloon whisk until it is smooth and no lumps are present. It should resemble a medium cake batter consistency.
- To the egg whites, beat using an electric beater until it starts to turn opaque. Slowly add in the sugar and cream of tartar to the egg whites. Continue to beat the whites until the peaks are firm and it can hold its shape.
- Add 1/3 of the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture. Fold it around. This will help thin out the egg yolk mixture.
- Pour the egg yolk mixture into the remaining 2/3 egg white mixture. Gently fold and avoid compressing the batter. Fold until it is uniform and no lumps are present.
- Line your baking tin with baking paper. Sprinkle on some raisins at the bottom of the cake tin.
- Pour in the Matcha cake batter. The cake batter should reach approximately 3/4 way up the tin. If your tin is small, do not overfill the cake tin. You can place any excess batter into a seperate tin to steam later.
- Cover the tin with aluminium foil. Place into a steamer or wok with a steaming rack. Cover with the lid and allow it to steam for 50 minutes on low-medium heat.
- After 50 minutes, check that the cake it fully cooked using a skewer. It should come out clean.
- Take the cake out of the steamer, turn it upside down. The cake should start to fall out. If it doesn't, loosen the cake on the sides with a small knife.
- Let the cake cool slightly and serve while it is still warm!
- Serve with fruits, fresh cream or a dollop of yogurt. Yum!