This Matcha Oreo Cake is light and soft and it's oil free. The aroma of the Oreo and matcha filled the kitchen during baking. Definitely a keeper recipe!
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr
Total Time 1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course Afternoon tea
Difficulty Easy
Servings 4people
Ingredients
2tbspmatcha powder
130gnon dairy whipping cream
3egg yolks
50gcake flour or plain flour
1/2tbspcorn flour (starch)
3egg whites
1/2tsplemon juice
50gcaster sugar
30gOreo cookies - remove cream and break into pieces
Instructions
Separate the egg yolks and whites. Place egg whites in the mixing bowl, then chill in refrigerator for later use.
Warm up whipping cream (do not boil), add in matcha powder and stir well. Then pass mixture through a sieve.
Add egg yolks and stir well, Sieve in flours and fold well.
Whisk chilled egg whites and lemon juice till foamy and add caster sugar in 3 separate rounds beat until egg whites are glossy, with stiff peaks (tips flop over).
Fold 1/3 of meringue into egg yolk batter, fold well to smooth with a rubber spatula. Then pour it back to the remaining meringue and fold well again. Lastly add in Oreo cookies pieces and fold well.
Pour batter into a 6 inch round removable base pan (line pan at the bottom) and place some cookies pieces on top.
Bake in lower second rack with a bowl of water (so that the cake will become more tender and moist ) in the preheated oven 140 degrees C for about 30 minutes and 150 degrees C for another 30 minutes.
Drop the cake on table top a few times to release hot air. Then remove cake from pan while it is warm and place on wire rack to cool.
Keyword Chiffon Cake, matcha oreo cake, matcha powder, Oreo cookies