Green tea chiffon cake

Recipe for green tea chiffon cake

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For Chiffon Cake:

A:

100g all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

4 egg yolks

45g castor sugar

50g corn oil

70g water

2 tsp/3g green tea powder

B:

4 egg whites

50g sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

For filling and topping:

480ml whipping cream

2-3 tsp green tea powder

Food colouring of your choice (option)

METHOD:

To prepare chiffon cake:

1. Sift all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda in A into a mixing bowl. Add in the remaining ingredients in A and mix well until the mixture is smooth and consistent.

2. In a separate clean mixing bowl, whip egg whites and cream of tartar of Ingredients B at medium speed until the egg whites are bubbly. Add sugar and whip at high speed until stiff peaks form.

3. Fold 1/3 of whipped egg whites into mixture of Step 1. Then, pour this mixture to the remaining egg whites in the other mixing bowl. Fold gently to combine both mixtures.

4. Pour this combined mixture into a 8-inch round cake pan. Bake at a preheated over at 170 deg C for 40-45 minutes.

5. As soon as the cake is removed from oven, quickly invert the pan and let it cool.

6. When the cake is completely cool, run a knife around the sides of pan to remove the cake. Slice cake into 3 layers.

To prepare filling:

1. Whip the whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

2. Spread whipped cream on first layer of cake. Sprinkle a little (about 1 tsp) of green tea powder onto whipped cream and sandwich with second layer. Repeat this procedure on second layer and then sandwich with the third layer.

3. Spread some whipped cream on top and sides of cake. Decorate the cake with remaining whipped cream.

4. Sprinkle some green tea powder on cake if you wish.

5. Chill cake for 2-3 hours before serving.

NOTE:

1. Green Tea Chiffon Cake is an easy and healthy cake to make, especially as a base of cake for special occasions like birthday, anniversary, children’s party etc.