Matcha Cupcakes
A dozen soft, naturally green matcha cupcakes, gently grassy and not too sweet, lovely plain or topped with cream cheese frosting.
Matcha makes a lovely cupcake, both for the gentle, slightly grassy green tea flavour and for the colour, which comes out a soft natural green with no food dye needed. This is a straightforward all in one sort of recipe that gives you a dozen.
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The main thing is to sift the matcha in with the flour so it does not clump, and not to overmix once the wet and dry come together, which keeps the crumb light. They are good plain, though a cream cheese frosting suits them well.
You'll need
- 12g Loyd Matcha Japanese Green Tea Powder
- 200g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- A pinch of fine sea salt
- 2 medium eggs, at room temperature
- 200ml whole milk
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 1 twelve hole muffin tin lined with paper cases
- 1 medium bowl, 1 small bowl, 1 silicone spatula
Method
- Heat the oven to 180C fan and line a twelve hole tin with paper cases.
- Sift the flour, matcha, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and oil together.
- Fold the wet into the dry until only just combined; do not overmix or the cupcakes turn tough.
- Spoon the batter evenly between the twelve cases.
- Bake on the middle shelf for about eighteen minutes, until risen and a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack before icing or eating.
- Tip: use a culinary grade matcha for baking, as the pricier ceremonial sort is wasted once it goes in the oven.
Want the background, not just the brew?
Brewed with: Loyd Matcha Japanese Green Tea Powder, 40g
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