Matcha marble pound cake- May Tay 

250g butter

180g sugar (90 + 90  / 180g divide into 2 portions)

200g plain flour sifted

1.5 tsp baking powder 

2.5 tbsp matcha powder (premium) mine air flown from Japan.

6 egg yolk

6 egg white

 

Heat up oven 165 deg.

 

Sift plain flour and baking powder set aside

Whisk butter and 90g sugar till fluffy

Add egg yolk one by one

Whisk then slowly incorporate in the flour mix

 

Whisk egg white with 90g sugar (3 parts) till stiff peak.

 

Fold in 1 part egg white into the egg mixture, then 2nd then 3rd. Mix till even but don't over mix. 

 

Pour a little out (20%) for white marbling effect use. 

 

Mix the matcha powder into the balance 80%. 

 

Lay your tin with patchnent paper, alternate green with white. Base more green so the white marbling effect can be seen at the 3/4 of the green portion when baked.  Tap the tin before before using a chopstick to create the swirls. 

 

Oven 165 / 1 hr 10 mins 

 

(*) matcha taste all depends on its quality. The more expensive the better. I used the one bought from Osaka by my hubby. 1 tin 20g like $70.

 

(*) oven temp/time varies

 

 it 180g sugar I divided to 2 (90