Hiding Antioxidants – in Cake!
I felt a little mischievous the other afternoon. A friend of mine had been to the States and she brought me back a couple of cake mixes. Plus I was wanting to try adding some Matcha green tea to a cake so guess what?? …. that’s right!
I combined the dry cake mix with 1.5 tsp of the Matcha green tea. The tea is known to have amazing anti-oxidants properties (A post about the Matcha tea will follow soon).
Added 3 large eggs, 1 cup water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. Pour evenly into two ready greased 8″ cake pans and bake for about 25-30 minutes. Leave to cool in the pans for about 5 minutes then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
To ice the cake I mixed 250gm unsalted butter (softened at room temperature) with 500gm sifted icing sugar and 1.5 tsp Matcha green tea powder. When thoroughly mixed I added 2 Tablespoons marcapone cheese and mixed in.
I was surprised at the dullness of the colour of the finished cake and icing as the green tea powder is such a bright green!
Nawwww… just ask how their skin is feeling in a couple of days, remarking how young they look ;D
I have started having some Match green tea every morning for a week now. In apple juice it tastes quite nice!
I have to try matcha tea! I've heard of it before but never tried, it looks super yum with cake!
I am trying to drink it everyday, haven't seen any difference yet but I will keep trying!
I am not a cake mix person Heidi, but I do remember liking several flavours when I lived in the States! LOVE your matcha tea addition here!
I don't use the mixes often but the American ones are sometimes quite good. The tea gave it a really unusual flavour.
I bake a lot with matcha, love the flavour it gives to cakes and biscuits. I also have it regularly in smoothies and drink it as a tea too. Your totally green cake looks fun.
I want to try it in different things too, will defo use it in a cake again, maybe a sticky lemon cake with Matcha!
I like matcha tea, never tried cooking with it, though I have seen other recipes.
I want to try it again in another cake, perhaps one with lemon! I do like drinking it each morning though.
I would love to get my hands on matcha tea. Have a filthy habit of drinking coffee every morning and would like to switch to matcha instead.
I have started drinking some in apple juice every morning. Don't know if it is doing me any good but it tastes nice!!
What fun!
Janie x
Tasted good too!