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Green Tea Cake (Sencha Cake) Recipe

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This green tea cake recipe uses sehcha green tea.
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Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup boiled water
  • 2 tbsp sencha green tea leaves
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Preparation:

Preheat oven in 360F. Brew 2 tbsps of sencha green tea in 2/5 cup of boiled water. Cool the green tea. Mix vegetable oil in the green tea. Whisk eggs in a bowl. Add sugar in the bowl. Shift flour, baking powder, and 1 tsp of green tea leaves into another bowl. Add the half of flour mixture into egg mixture and mix quickly. Add the half of green tea mixture into the bowl and mix well. Add the rest of flour mixture into the batter and mix well. Further, add the rest of green tea mixture into the batter. Mix the batter well. Spread some butter on a cake pan and place a baking sheet at the bottom. Pour batter into the cake pan. Bake the cake for 35-45 minutes in the oven.
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