RecipeMatcha Pound Cake
- Calories: 210
- Protein: 6 g
- Total Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
- Sugar: 14 g
- Natural Sugar: 2 g
- Added Sugar: 12 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Sodium: 330 mg
Don’t adjust your computer or phone screen: This gloriously colored pound cake offers great flavor plus a powerful dose of ground green tea called matcha powder. Enjoy it as a yummy dessert with a cup of soothing hot tea (green or other variety…sipper’s choice). I whip it up every St. Patrick’s Day, because hey, we’re all Irish in March, but it’s equally delish any time of year. Let them eat (green) cake!
Recipe notes:
• This recipe results in a super moist and gently sweet cake. To sweeten the flavor, increase brown sugar to ¾ cup (each slice will then become 230 calories).
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- • 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- • ½ cup brown sugar
- • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- • 1 teaspoon baking soda
- • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- • 1 tablespoon matcha (powdered green tea), dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
- • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350°. Coat a 1-pound loaf pan with oil spray.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and mix until well combined. It’ll be a spongy consistency. Blend in the matcha paste and stir until it’s well distributed and the batter turns has a green hue.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the top begins to brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool on counter for 5 minutes. Remove cake from the pan and cut into 8 slices.
*Note: Matcha powder can be found in the natural foods aisle of major supermarkets; it should not be confused with regular green tea bags or loose green tea.
Try this recipe: Blender Matcha Pancakes
