Description
Green Tea or Matcha and Adzuki Bean Roll Cake is a Western inspired roll cake made out of popular Japanese ingredients, the matcha and adzuki. Base ingredients are similar to sponge cake with the addition of matcha.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted (see notes on how to make this)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tbsp matcha tea powder
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups adzuki bean paste(adjust to your liking)
Instructions
- In a bowl beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, set aside
- In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks until light in colour, gently add the sugar and matcha tea powder until well combined.
- Sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt then add it to the egg yolk mixture, mix in low speed and do not over mix.
- Fold in the egg whites in the flour mixture then pour batter into a 15in x 10in baking paper lined baking pan or similar and spread it evenly. Place in a 200c preheated oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Place on a clean surface lined with baking paper then spread adzuki bean paste evenly in the surface.
- Roll the cake by using the baking paper as a support, let it cool. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar before serving.