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Recipe: Matcha series 1/3. Luscious Green Tea (Matcha) Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt!

9/19/2012

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Number of steps: 8         
Time taken: Mixing ingredients for 10-15 min, in oven for 20-25 min



Interesting Facts About This Dish:
Who doesn't love matcha? Other than the fact that it tastes great, it comes with great health benefits such as, detox, benefits for constipation, better skin, prevention of stinky breath, silkier hair, increase in metabolism, anti aging...etc

When I recently went back to Japan, I realized a mini matcha trend. Considering the fact that it was the middle of the summer, matcha ice creams from different brands were lined up. Convenience stores offered matcha pudding and parfaits too! 


What You Need:
(Makes about 6 regular sized cupcakes)
  • 60g of butter (3-4 tbsp)
  • 60g of white sugar(3-4 tbsp)
  • 1 egg
  • 100g all-purpose flour (0.8 cup)
  • 1.5 table spoons of matcha powder
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 50ml milk (I substituted this by using non fat greek yogurt from Fage) 



Additional Notes:
  • Before putting it into the oven, you could add bits of almonds, chocolate or even Japanese black soy beans to give it a fun flavour! 
  • If the cupcakes seem a little burnt while they are in the oven, cover it with aluminum foil until they are done!
  • I baked my cupcakes in a tray for "tiny cupcakes"
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1. Make sure the butter and egg is room temperature. If you are just taking it out of the fridge, put the butter in a bowl and put it in the microwave for 5 second intervals until it looks a little softer. For the egg, run it under tap water.
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2. Mix the butter until it gets nice and creamy.

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3. Add the sugar. Don't add it all at once - add it little by little. Mix until your mixture gets white.

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4. Mix the egg beforehand in a separate bowl and add it again little by little to the mixture from 3.

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5. Sift the flour, matcha powder and baking powder and mix it into the mixture. Make sure you mix well! 

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6. After mixing well, add the milk and mix. I added greek yogurt instead of milk just because I am obsessed with it! 

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7. We don't want the mixture to be sticky here; we want it to be nice and silky.

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8. In a 355F (180C) oven, bake for 20-25 minutes. Before baking, you could add bits of almonds, chocolate or even Japanese black soy beans to give it more flavour! Stick a wooden stick into one of the cupcakes and if you don't see any of the mixture sticking onto it, your cupcakes are done!  Top it with some frosting if you like after your cupcakes cool down! 

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4 Comments
Fumi
2/10/2013 07:43:48 am

Just wondering, in your 6th photo it looks like milk in the bowl. Did you use both? Also your last photo looks like you used a regular cupcake pan and not a mini one? How many mini ones does this make? Thanks!

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2/10/2013 09:19:45 am

Hi Fumi! Thanks so much for your comment. I actually did add a tiny bit of milk (a tablespoon and a half of it) since I didn't have enough Fage yogurt left. I used 25g (1 tbsp and 2 tsp) yogurt and the same amount of milk. I have used just Fage yogurt in the past and it turned out just fine too :) Of course, you can just use milk too if you prefer.

Also, the last picture may look like regular sized cupcakes but they are actually mini ones! The widest part of the cupcake is about the length of my thumb :) I believe I made 12 to 15 mini cupcakes using the ingredients mentioned above ★

Thanks so much again for visiting my blog, let me know if you have any other questions :)

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Fumi
2/11/2013 08:17:28 am

Thanks for getting back to me~ I made your chicken katsu last night and it was great!! Looking forward to making more of your recipes!

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2/11/2013 11:25:35 am

Hello again, Fumi★
I'm so happy to hear that you made the chicken katsu last night! I'm glad you liked it too. I wish I could see the dish you made :) It always makes me happy to see people enjoy recipes I post. I'll keep posting simple, easy and delicious recipes! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu ♡

-jpinsider


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