Prep time: 8 to 10 minutes Bake time: 35 to 45 minutes
Lookin’ for a 10-minute, made-from-scratch cake on Dad’s Day? Look no more – it’s here. Add the great gift of Kickback Cold Brew Matchacha Tea to go along with the cake. He’ll “kickback” for sure – just read the label and you’ll know why.
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Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Matcha tea powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil (safflower or sunflower, preferred)
1 large egg
3/4 cup granulated, unbleached sugar
3/4 cup milk (low fat or whole) – this can be substituted with almond or soy milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Using oil or butter, grease and flour a 9X9X4 loaf pan; set aside.
2. Measure all dry ingredients into a 2-cup bowl; set aside.
3. In a 4-cup mixing bowl, beat together the oil, egg, sugar and milk.
4. Stir the dry ingredients into the oil-egg-sugar-milk mixture; beat until smooth.
5. Pour cake batter into prepared loaf pan; set on a rack positioned in center of oven.
6. Bake Matcha Tea Cake for 35 minutes. After 35 minutes, insert a sharp, pointed knife in center. If knife comes out clean, cake is done. If there’s batter around knife, bake cake 5 more minutes.
7. After 5 more minutes of baking, test cake again. If needed, bake 5 more minutes.
8. When cake is done, set it on a counter to cool for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, loosen sides of cake from pan and invert cake onto a platter.
9. Serve cake warm or cold, garnished with raspberries and mint leaf sprigs. If desired, serve with 5-Minute Sweetened Whipped Cream, also on this website here http://thekitchenbuzzz.com/2010/07/5-minute-sweetened-whipped-cream.html/
10. Enjoy Matcha Tea Cake with KickBack Matchacha Coldbrew Tea. Go here to purchase: https://kickbackcoldbrew.com/
Text & Photograph ©2018 Nancy DeLucia Real



Nancy DeLucia Real is an art historian and chef. She has led culinary courses at the Italian Cultural Institute, The Getty Center and The Getty Villa and is a former member of the Culinary Historians of Southern California. Nancy's gastronomy training took place in the heart of Italy under the tutelage of her grandmother. She has taught international cuisine at Williams Sonoma and Sur la Table Stores. Nancy's art history & culinary courses are ongoing at various institutions. She also teaches private cooking classes.