Matcha tea cake: the new food trend of the web
Matcha is a very fine powder of ground green tea that has been milled between two stone grinders. It is most often used for the tea ceremony in Japan , but right now it is being used in hot drinks , smoothies and other desserts ! In short, we see it everywhere, as well in trendy and healthy cafes, as on fooding and well-being blogs. The stars Gwyneth Paltrow or the English blogger Ella Woodward are crazy! The models also like to eat, thanks to its antioxidant and slimming properties . Because matcha is adorned with many virtues (anti-aging , energy booster ...) .
How to prepare a matcha tea cake?
The cakistas, fans of pastries, like the green side of matcha tea. But not only: sea and velvety , matcha tea has a powerful vegetal taste and combines with almost everything. Incorporated in shortbread, financial or cakes, it pleases as much (small and large). Especially since it also goes very well with white chocolate. Served at tea time or for dessert .
For the preparation, nothing wizard. Just bring your own "usual" ingredients (sugar, flour, butter, eggs ...) and get powdered matcha green tea (The Tea Palace, Kusmi Tea, The Teas of the Pagoda, Carrefour ... ) . In general you only need 1 to 2 teaspoons mixed with flour to get this beautiful green from almond to emerald more sustained depending on the amount of matcha tea incorporated.
