Green Tea Cake Base

Name: Green Tea Cake Base
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 10 g Green tea powder; 45 g Water; 50 g Egg yolks; 50 g Powdered sugar (sifted); 65 g Granulated sugar; 138 g Egg whites; 2 g Cream of tartar; 50 g Cake flour (sifted); 10 g Cornstarch (sifted); 25 g Liquid shortening

Green tea sponge cake made with the separated-egg whipping method; monitor the batter temperature closely.

45 min

Medium

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Ingredients

Green tea powder 10 g

Water 45 g

Egg yolks 50 g

Powdered sugar (sifted) 50 g

Granulated sugar 65 g

Egg whites 138 g

Cream of tartar 2 g

Cake flour (sifted) 50 g

Cornstarch (sifted) 10 g

Liquid shortening 25 g

Instructions

Step 1

Place the green tea powder and water in a bowl, heat and stir to 80°C, then cool to 40°C and set aside.

Step 2

Place the egg yolks and sifted powdered sugar in a bowl, and beat until pale white.

Step 3

Pour the mixture from Step 1 into Step 2 and mix well.

Step 4

Place the egg whites, granulated sugar, and cream of tartar in a bowl, and beat with an electric mixer to medium-stiff peaks.

Step 5

Add the meringue from Step 4 into the Step 3 mixture in batches while folding, then gradually fold in the sifted cake flour and cornstarch until just combined.

Step 6

Take a small portion of the batter from Step 5 and mix it with the liquid shortening, then pour it back into the remaining batter and fold until evenly combined.

Step 7

Pour the batter from Step 6 onto a parchment-lined baking tray and spread it into an even layer.

Step 8

Bake in the oven at 160°C for about 20 minutes, then remove from the oven, invert onto a cooling rack, and peel off the baking tray and parchment paper.