Green Tea Mousse Cake

 

I made this cake specially for my dear friend~Jamie Ng to celebrate her birthday. Well, everybody likes the cake. Yes, that was a good encouragement for me to keep baking lor !!! Hahahaha.... 😂

Ingredients for green tea sponge cake:

4 egg yolks

45 gm. castor sugar

4 egg white

50 gm. castor sugar

30 gm. water

50 gm. corn oil

90 gm. cake flour

5 gm. or 1 tsp. green tea powder

Green Tea Mousse Filling:

4 egg yolks

75 gm. castor sugar

150 gm. fresh milk

8 gm. green tea powder

300 gm. whipped cream

10 gm. gelatine powder + 45 ml. water (soak together then microwave for about 25 secs.)

Method:

(1) For green tea sponge cake: Mix egg yolks, sugar, water and cornoil together and stir till mixture is smooth.

(2) Add in flour and green tea powder and mix evenly.

(3) Whisk egg white with sugar till stiff peak. Fold in egg yolk mixture and pour mixture into a 9" square tin.

(4) Bake at 170C for about 30 mins. or till skewer inserted comes out clean.

(5) Leave cake to cool on wire rack and slice cake into 2 slices. Place 1 slice of cake into a 9" square cake ring.

(6) Mousse:  Heat milk till warm, then add in castor sugar and green tea powder. Stir till evenly mixed. Fold in egg yolks and stir. Be careful dont overcook the egg yolk to avoit it to become lumpy.

(7) Add in melted gelatine mixture and leave to cool.

(8) Gently fold in whipped cream .

(9) Pour half of the mousse filling onto the prepared cake ring and then top up with the other slice of green tea sponge cake.

(10) Pour balance mousse on top and level it evenly. Refrigerate till mousse is set.

(11) Take out the cake from the cake ring and sieve green tea powder on top and decorate as desired.

Enjoy Baking !!