Matcha Gateau au Chocolat
Matcha cake with white chocolate. It is moist, rich and decadent!
Ingredients
- 6 oz (150g) white chocolate, chopped (or use chips)
- 1 stick (113g) unsalted butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 Tablespoons (45g) sugar
- ⅓ cup (75cc) heavy cream
- 3 Tablespoons (30g) flour
- 4 Tablespoons (30g) matcha powder
- 4 egg whites
- 3 Tablespoons (45g) sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360℉.
- Melt the chopped white chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
- In a large bowl, mix the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture looks almost white.
- Add the chocolate and butter mixture to the egg yolks and mix well.
- Add the heavy cream and mix.
- Sift the flour and matcha powder and add to the chocolate and egg yolk mixture. Mix well.
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites with electric mixer. Add the sugar in 3 times and beat very well.
- Add the beaten egg white to the chocolate mixture in 2-3 times. Mix well till you don't see the foamy egg white.
- Put the batter in a 8" pan, lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 320℉ and bake for another 20 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 20 minutes. Remove from the pan and put it on a plate.