I was speaking with a very good friend of mine, my sister from another mister if you will, and she was going on about tea, as per usual for some of our conversations. Which to be honest in a 10 minute span we can start with a certain topic then somehow progressed to 5 other topics then back to the original point. Today was no different, and thanks to her I got the perfect inspiration for today's treat! If your a tea lover like me, then this is a great idea to try!
As I had mentioned we were speaking about tea, and the different types you can find in the stores, then she mentioned a restaurant she does like to visit when she has a chance that makes an amazing green tea cake, which is vegan by the way. So I hung up the phone and headed to the laboratory to gather the ingredients to create a yummy green tea cake of my own. This recipe I won't lie is a little tricky if you have never made a vegan cake, for two reasons, one you want to be careful to make sure that the cake is moist and fluffy, and two the some of the ingredients may be hard to find. However don't be turned off by this, because like any good recipe you can always add things or take things away, you can also substitute things. Its a matter of what you like and don't like, but again be cautious to make sure not to dry out the cake.
Green Tea Cake is a refreshing cake when you are used to the traditional flavors that you can get at your local bakery or out of a box. It is a very light and moist cake with a soft yet subtle green tea flavor, and also when making this cake it does fill the air with a sweet fragrance. Depending on how much green tea powder you use, the cake will have a nice light green coloring. And because it is an all natural vegan cake made from green tea, it does have all the added benefits that a cup of green tea is suggested to give you such as increasing your body's metabolism, and boosting your immune system.
Because this is a great cake alone you don't have to add any icing, however there are a bunch of idea's that you can try that will enhance the cake. If you are to make it as a bundt style try sprinkling confectioners sugar over the top. I would recommend if you do want to use icing on this cake to do so very lightly because you don't want anything to cover the natural flavor of the cake, you only want to enhance it. Don't be afraid to try green tea icing, even if your first thought might be " Isn't that just far to much green tea flavor". Answer, no it's not, because green tea is very soft, and not an over powering flavor. You can like me be a little daring and go with a cream cheese icing, which creates a slight difference between the flavors but combines in mouth watering joy.
Well my sweets, I'm off because all of this green tea talk has got me craving a piece of that yummy cake with a nice cup of tea! If you haven't voted in the poll yet, hurry time is running out! Till the next yummy concoction...
Happy Baking from Bradley Sweets!
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