Matcha Pound Cake

 

I love pound cake. It is a 'keep it simple' cake. You just need simple ingredients, such as fresh eggs, good butter and vanilla, and you will be rewarded with a fragrant loaf of goodness. 

I added matcha to the mix and a fragrant, green loaf of goodness awaits me.

I also love listening to food podcasts. Being a stay at home mum, I am always moving around the house doing something. Reading is not a good option for me especially when the kids were young. If I ever had time to sit down and read, I will most likely fall asleep barely into the first paragraph. 

I discovered the magic of radio 14 years ago. That was when I chanced upon a food talk show on Sunday. Then, I had to have the radio turned on at that specific time to listen to the very interesting food broadcast. But now, in the digital age, I can listen to it anytime and anywhere as long as I have internet connection.

My all time favorite podcast is The Splendid Table, which I have been listening to for at least 14 years. The host, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, touch on a wide variety of food topics. She have a welcoming voice and sheds light on food related topics through her knowledge as well as her guests that she interviewed on the show. 

In the past year, I also started listening to Gastropod. The show that looks at food through the lens of science and history. 

Matcha Pound Cake

Makes a 9"x5" loaf

Ingredients

245g cake flour

1 Tbsp matcha powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

285g sugar

255g unsalted butter

4 large eggs + 2 yolks (266g)

60 ml milk

1 tsp vanilla

Steps to pound cake:

• Preheat oven to 150 degrees C (300 degrees F).
• Whisk eggs, vanilla and milk to combine and set aside.
• Sieve flour, matcha powder, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Whisk sugar to the flour mixture to mix through.
• Using a beater attachment of the mixer, add butter to the flour mixture and mix until batter lighten in color and texture. Scrape the bowl and paddle thoroughly before the next step.
• Add the egg mixture in 3 increments, on low speed, into the butter and flour mixture, scraping the bowl after each addition. 
• Pour batter into a 9"x5" loaf pan that is lined with parchment paper. 
• Bake until toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 60 - 65 minutes. 

Note:

To increase the flavour of matcha, replace the volume of matcha powder added with taking out the same volume of flour. 

Example: Add 1 tsp of matcha powder = Taking out 1 tsp of flour.

 
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