Japanese Green Tea Petits Fours Recipe
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Japanese Green Tea Petits Fours

By: HILARY2000  
"Green tea-flavored petits fours with a green tea whipped cream and decorated with green tea marzipan. This recipe could also be adapted to make a layer cake or tube cake. The powdered green tea used here is called matcha, the powdered kind used in Japanese tea ceremonies."

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Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 petits fours
 

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 6 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/3 cup cake flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon powdered green tea
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
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  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons powdered green tea
  • 4 teaspoons superfine sugar
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  • 6 tablespoons almond paste
  • 1 teaspoon powdered green tea
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  • confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease an 11x7 inch pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease and flour paper. Sift together the flour, cornstarch and 1 tablespoon green tea. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar until tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Fold flour mixture into whipped eggs. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Spread batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until center of cake springs back when lightly tapped. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, then invert onto a flat surface. Let cool.
  4. To make the Green Tea Whipped Cream: In a medium bowl, whisk the heavy cream with the 4 teaspoons superfine sugar and 2 teaspoons green tea until stiff peaks form.
  5. To make the Decorative Green Tea Marzipan: Knead the almond paste with 1 teaspoon green tea. Roll out between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, or lightly dust with confectioners' sugar while rolling.
  6. When cool, remove parchment paper from bottom of cake. Cut cake horizontally down the middle to make two layers. Spread bottom layer with 1/2 of the whipped cream, then cover with top layer of cake and spread top with remaining whipped cream. Cut assembled cake into 12 pieces using a knife or decorative cutters. Roll out the marzipan and cut into 12 pieces to match the shapes of the cakes. Place the decorative marzipan pieces on top of cakes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 188 | Total Fat: 11.4g | Cholesterol: 116mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 1, 2003 by ENAKAI 
made the cake without the marzipan, in a sheet cake format. I think that the temperature... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2004 by CurvyChef 
I, too, found the baking temperature to be too high and too long for this cake. The cake... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2006 by Unspoiled Chef 
Actually, the tea is called Maccha. I used an almond tea cake recipe and used the marzipan.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2005 by Cathy 
this is very good for a girls night in. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2007 by S. Leigh 
I modified this recipe a considerable bit (mainly due to a lack of necessary ingredients).... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2009 by vlin28 
I've made this with two different brands of matcha powder and found that the one that was from... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 22, 2007 by missmattias 
I don't know why this cake is getting such a bad reputation. I made it at the specified... MORE

 
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