Tiny Green Tea Opera Cakes
After talking with a friend about Japanese~French Pastries, I was inspired to create a dessert using matcha. I'm a visual person, so I couldn't wait to work with the lovely green hue of matcha powder. I'd also been wanting to try my hand at making an opera cake, so when I found this recipe online it was perfect!
Matcha Lemon and Chocolate Opera Cake
I'm including the recipe and instructions below word-for-word from the website. I've added my own photos and some tips I learned as I worked my way through the directions. The only real change I made to the recipe was using white chocolate for the glaze.
I chose The Tao of Tea's organic Liquid Jade powdered "Matcha" Green Tea. It's mild and fine but, best of all, it's local. So is Bob's Red Mill Almond flour.
Tip from me: Set out your eggs. Eggs should always be room temperature when you're baking. If you don't have time to set them out, you can place them in a bowl of warm water until they reach room temperature. A…
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