Japanese Green Tea Kasutera Cake Recipes

GREEN TEA KASUTERA (GREEN TEA BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a small loaf pan.
• Beat sugar and egg whites together in a bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add egg yolk and mix well. Stir grapeseed oil, honey, and milk into egg mixture.
• Sift flour and green tea powder 2 times into a bowl; mix into egg mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

GREEN TEA JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE - KASUTERA

Steps:

• Separate the egg whites from yolks into two large bowls.
• Whisk sugar, honey, vanilla, green tea powder, and salt into egg yolks until everything is mixed together.
• Place bowl in a large pan of hot water.
• With an electric mixer, beat about 5 minutes on medium-high speed until pale yellow and doubled in volume.
• Gently fold in flour.
• In the large bowl, beat egg whites in electric mixer on a low speed 1 minute, increasing speed to medium-high until eggs are foamy.
• When the eggs are foamy, sprinkle in one tablespoon of sugar and cream of tartar.
• Beat until the egg mixture is stiff.
• Using a spatula, fold the egg whites gently so the bubbles in eggs are not destroyed.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Use parchment to line the bottom of two loaf pans.
• Grease the parchment.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Place pans on middle rack of oven 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. When done, cake sides will pull away from pan slightly; top will be flat and feel spongy when pressed with finger.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• Run a small knife between edge of cake and pan. Remove from pan carefully.
• Pull off parchment and cool completely.
• Cut, serve and enjoy!

JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE (KASUTERA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Beat eggs until frothy; gradually add in confectioners' sugar and honey; beat until mixture leaves ribbons (12 minutes).
• Sift baking powder and flour together; sift into bowl.
• Gently fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
• Carefully pour into greased cake tin.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• You can also steam this cake for a traditional cake that is springy and light.

JAPANESE GREEN TEA KASUTERA CAKE

Steps:

• Line a large loaf pan or two small loaf pans with waxed paper.
• Mix honey in warm milk and set aside.
• Sift flour and green tea powder together a few times and set aside.
• Preheat the oven in 350 degrees. Whisk eggs in a large bowl using an electric hand-mixer, adding sugar gradually. Place the bowl over warm water in another large bowl and whisk eggs until they become light yellow (almost white). Mix the milk and honey mixture inches Add sifted flour in the bowl and mix gently with a spatula. Pour the batter in lined loaf pan and tap the pan gently on the table to release any air bubbles.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes and turn down oven to 280 degrees F and bake for about 40 minutes, or until done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then turn out on a platter.
• Remove the waxed paper and cool the kasutera. Tastes even better the next day.
• *Matcha is finely-milled Japanese green tea. It is a common ingredient in many Japanese sweets including green tea ice cream.