Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, matcha green tea cupcakes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook matcha green tea cupcakes using 16 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes:
- Make ready 《The toppings (optional)》
- Prepare 1 Ama-natto, to decorate
- Get 1 tbsp The syrup from the chestnuts (if using chestnuts) [1/2 tbsp]
- Get 1 [amounts for 3 cupcakes in brackets]
- Prepare 90 grams Unsalted butter [45 g]
- Take 70 grams Sugar [35 g]
- Prepare 2 Eggs [1]
- Prepare 90 grams ◎ Cake flour [45 g]
- Take 70 grams / Sugar
- Get 90 grams / ◎ Cake flour
- Get 2 tbsp ◎ Cornstarch [1 tbsp]
- Make ready 6 grams ◎ Matcha [3 g]
- Make ready 2 tbsp / ◎ Cornstarch
- Get 6 grams / ◎ Matcha
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ◎ Baking powder [1/4 teaspoon]
- Take 1/2 tsp / ◎ Baking powder
Instructions to make Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes:
- Preparation: Put butter in a bowl and bring to room temperature. Sift the ◎ ingredients together. Bring the egg(s) to room temperature too.
- Whisk butter until smooth. Add sugar in 2 to 3 batches, mixing well between additions.
- Beat the egg well and add to the butter little by little Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Add the ◎ dry ingredients in 2 to 3 batches, cutting in with a rubber spatula.
- Divide the batter evenly in lined muffin cups, and smooth out the surface.
- If you are adding toppings, put them on now. Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.
- If a skewer inserted in the middle comes out without raw batter on it, the cupcakes are done. Cover loosely with plastic wrap while the cupcakes are still warm, let cool and serve.
- If adding chestnuts: Brush the tops with the syrup the chestnuts are packed in. When I use chestnuts, I reduce the sugar in the batter a little, but that's up to you.
- Cherry blossom version: I tried using salt preserved cherry blossoms in the spring, and they were delicious - I recommend them. De-salt the cherry blossoms first, and top on the cupcakes in Step 6.
- To add anko (not listed): Make small balls of anko using plastic wrap, and partially freeze. Drop into the the batter and bake. I received feedback from users and it looked delicious, so I tried it myself.
- Wrap to give as gifts. I think the cupcakes taste better and are moist after a day. You can freeze them too.
- Bonus: You can add green tea liqueur too. Add liqueur after Step 1. Mix in the ◎ ingredients first, to prevent the batter from separating. You can also sprinkle a little liqueur on the cakes after baking.
- Bonus: I topped the cupcakes with adzuki bean flavored round chocolates from Hokkaido that my friend sent me. I used mini-cupcakes (35 ml), and baked for 11 minutes or so.
- Bonus: I topped the cupcakes with my favorite "Kinako chocolate black beans" from Ugetsu. After letting the cupcakes cool for a day, the black bean becomes soft and is a nice accent. I recommend this if you can get these chocolates.
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