Easy Matcha Cake Recipe – Fluffy, Irresistible Dessert
Easy Matcha Cake with fluffy crumb, creamy mascarpone frosting, and earthy green tea flavor. A café-style dessert made simple.
Ingredients
- 270 g 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 250 g 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 12 g 2 tbsp matcha powder
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 113 g 8 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp
- 100 g ½ cup neutral oil
- 340 g 1 ½ cups whole milk, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 227 g 8 oz mascarpone, cold
- 200 g 1 cup granulated sugar
- 227 g 1 cup heavy cream, cold
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9” square pan with parchment.
- 2. Soak cake strips in ice water.
- 3. Mix flour, sugar, matcha, baking powder, and salt.
- 4. Cut butter into cubes and blend until sandy.
- 5. Add oil, milk, vanilla. Mix until combined.
- 6. Whip egg whites to medium peaks, fold in gently.
- 7. Pour batter into pan. Wrap cake strips around pan.
- 8. Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- 9. Cool completely on a rack.
- 10. Beat mascarpone and sugar until smooth.
- 11. Add cream, whip until thick.
- 12. Frost cooled cake, dust with matcha. Slice and serve.
Notes
Use cold mascarpone & cream for structure.
Do not overwhip egg whites.
Cake strips help keep layers flat.