Matcha Cake Loaf with Coconut Frosting
Feb 22, 2025 03:15 AM
This matcha cake is a bit denser than a layer cake yet still moist and extremely flavourful. It's the kind of cake best served with a cup of tea or coffee to get you through the lull of the afternoon. Top with luscious coconut frosting and a dusting of matcha powder.
This matcha cake has a mild matcha taste. If you are new to matcha, then this recipe is a great place to start incorporating the green tea powder into your food.
Matcha has a vegetal, sometimes grassy taste that lends a nutty, earthy flavor to baked goods. It can sometimes be a bit bitter, but welcoming and similar to the way that bitter dark chocolate is savory and decadent.
For this cake, the matcha and coconut flavors are almost equals. Using unrefined or virgin coconut oil produces more of a coconut flavor than refined coconut oil that has a neural taste.
Ingredients:
Matcha Cake
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 rounded tbsp matcha powder
- ¼ cup coconut oil softened
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- ½ + ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoon coconut milk
For the Coconut Frosting
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ to 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon coconut milk solids
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- matcha for dusting
Prep Time:
45 minutes
Cook Time:
60 minutes
Total Time:
105 minutes
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