Charcoal Ogura Cake

Instead of a green tea ogura I baked a charcoal ogura cake because I could find my green tea power so might as well utilise my charcoal powder before it expires.  Hmm .... what a clumsy week!

 

Recipe adapted from Min's Blog

 

A:

Green tea powder1tbsp mix with 20ml hot water and stir well

Corn oil 45g

Milk 60ml

Salt 1/4tsp

Egg yolk 100 g Whole egg 1

Super fine flour 65 g

 

B:

Egg white 200g

Castor sugar 65g

Tartar powder 1/2tsp

 

For A:

1. Beat together corn oil, milk, green tea paste, salt, egg yolk and whole egg till frothy.
2. Sift in super fine flour and mix well, put aside.

For B:

1. Using electric mixer, beat egg white with tartar powder and castor sugar till soft peak.
2. Using spatula, mix together A and B till combine, pour into a 7" square baking pan (lined with baking sheet at the bottom), steam-bake in oven at 160'C for 60 minutes.
3. Invert the cake after baking and let it cool before serving.