The cake turned out well for me, but not as well as I had hoped. I heard many saying their cakes turned out very moist and fluffy, and although it was good, mine was not so. I could not find matcha, and did substitute with powdered green tea from tea bags as one reviewer suggested. This tasted great, but didn't give the same colour, and a slightly less smooth texture. The moisture problem with the cake may have been due to an error of mine- I was going to halve the recipe to make one layer, but when I went to pick up the yogurt I'd looked at the recipe for the full. So I picked up an 8 oz. cup of yogurt, and thought that was what I had to use. At the last minute I realized I was only supposed to use half (after putting all of it in) and had to double the rest of the ingredients. So the time of the addition of the ingredients was what maybe caused this problem. The frosting for me was enough- I ended up baking the cake in a 9x13 pan. Overall it was very good, but like many others, the green tea flavor was very light. I did add a bit more of the powder to the frosting and the cake too. Nevertheless, it was very good. Next time I'd make sure to pay more attention to the ingredients and maybe add a drop or two of food colouring. The frosting looked fine but the cake's colour was a little interesting. I also topped the cake with chopped cashews to give it a bit of a crunch, and a caramel sauce to give a little more moisture back. Overall great recipe, definitely worth trying.
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