CAKE - Greentea Roll Cake

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Green tea syrup:
• 2 Eggs
• 50 g Sugar
• 30 g Cake flour
• 2 tsp Green tea powder (matcha: 抹茶)
• A pinch of salt
• 20 ml Whipping cream (warm)
• 20 ml Simple syrup
• 2 tsp Green Tea Liqueur (optional)
• Green tea buttercream:
• 40 g Egg Whites
• 50 g Sugar
• 1 tbsp Water
• 115 g Unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp Green tea powder (抹茶)
• 1 tsp Hot water
• 1 tsp Green Tea Liqueur (optional)

Details

Adapted from dailydelicious.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Line 23m x23cm pan with baking paper.
Sift the flour, green tea powder and salt together, set aside.



Whisk the egg until lighten add the sugar gradually until thick and lighten (Thick ribbon stage).


Sprinkle the flour over the egg batter and fold to combine.
Take 1/4 cup of batter and mix with the warm whipping cream, fold to combine. Pour the batter back, and fold to combine.
The batter will be smooth and thick.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until spring back when press lightly.
Make the Italian meringue buttercream following the method here.
Mix the hot water with Green tea powder (抹茶), beat to combine, then add the Green Tea Liqueur (if using), beat until fully combine.
Sprinkle the cake with syrup, then spread the buttercream over the cake.


Roll the cake and refrigerate, until ready to serve.