Matcha Cake With Red Bean Filling

 


















My little sister is crazy about cakes. Every time if I'm in Hong Kong, we would go to our favourite Japanese café in Mong Kok. We like choosing our cakes from the fridge. Last time I took the  green tea cake with pumpkin filling and it was so good. We had a great chat and went shopping afterwards (our standard activity). This is the inspiration of my creation which I want to present to you: Matcha cake with red bean filling. 



















Ingredients (6-8 servings)

Matcha cake
90 g cake flour
100 g sugar 
15 g butter 
1 tbs milk
2 tbs matcha powder 
3 eggs

Red bean cream filling
200 ml whipping cream 
150 g red bean paste (Yude Azuki)

Garnish 
Matcha powder
Red bean paste
Whipping cream 

Special equipment
Springform pan 20-inch
Electric hand mixer
Spatula

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2. Cover the springform pan with baking sheet. 

3. Beat 3 eggs in a mixing bowl with a electric hand mixer (low speed).

4. Add sugar and whisk for 30 seconds. 


 













5. Put the mixing bowl over a cooking pot with hot water, whisk with high speed for 1-2 minutes. Test the mixture with finger. If it's warm, remove the mixing bowl from the cooking pot. 


 





















6. Put the butter and milk in a bowl and put the bowl in the cooking pot with hot water.

7. Keep whisking the mixture till it turns into light yellow.


 
















8. Sieve the cake flour and matcha powder and add in the mixture. 


 
















9. Mix the flour from the bottom with a spatula, scoop up the mixture for 30 times. 


 
















10. Add the milk and butter in the mixture and scoop up the mixture for 50 times. 


 
















11. Pour the mixture in the springform pan and drop it for a few times. 

12. Bake for 25-30 minutes. 

13.Remove the spingform pan from the oven. Drop it for a few times. 


 
















14. Cover the springform pan with a baking sheet, flip it over and put it on a cooling rack.


 



















15. Whisk the whipping cream in a mixing bowl. When it's done, add red bean paste and mix it together. 


 












 




















16. Let's assemble the cake. Cut the cake horizontally. Spread the red bean cream on one cake layer. Put the other layer on the red bean cream. Spread whipped cream in top. Sprinkle matcha powder. Garnish the top with whipped cream and put red bean paste in the middle. 

Serve the cake with a cup of coffee of tea.

Note

* You can get the red bean paste and matcha powder in the Japanese store.