Sencha Green Tea Cake Recipe

Name: Sencha Green Tea Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3/8 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons Sencha green tea leaves; cooking spray; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; Frosting:; 1 (16 ounce) package prepared white frosting; 1 teaspoon green tea powder, or as desired (optional)

Servings: persons

3/8 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons Sencha green tea leaves
cooking spray
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Frosting:
1 (16 ounce) package prepared white frosting
1 teaspoon green tea powder, or as desired (optional)

1
Combine boiling water and tea leaves in a bowl; allow to steep for about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a cake pan with cooking spray.
3
Mix vegetable oil in to tea. Strain tea leaves from tea using a strainer or paper coffee filter.
4
Whisk eggs in a bowl; add sugar and mix well. Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
5
Mix half of the flour mixture into the egg mixture, stirring quickly. Add half of the cooled tea mixture to flour-egg mixture, mixing well. Add the remaining flour mixture to the batter, mixing well. Stir the remaining cooled tea mixture to batter, mixing well. Pour batter into the prepared pan and place on top of a baking sheet.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool cake for 20 minutes.
7
Spread frosting onto cake and sprinkle green tea powder on top.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 3/8 cup boiling water, 2 tablespoons Sencha green tea leaves, cooking spray, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and more.

Yes, Sencha Green Tea Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Sencha Green Tea Cake

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