Japanese Matcha Cake with Strawberries and Cream

This luscious Japanese Matcha Cake with Strawberries and Cream has two layers of soft, moist matcha cake, whipped cream, matcha buttercream and fresh strawberries. Serve as dessert during Christmas and Birthdays.

This show-stopping green tea cake is the perfect treat for matcha lovers. It is made with easy-to-find ingredients and matcha powder, which adds sweet, grassy notes to each bite. The distinctive matcha flavor, whipped cream and strawberries are a true match made in heaven. Serve this crowd-pleasing Japanese matcha cake for celebrations or desserts.

If you like this cake, you will love my matcha alcohol tiramisu, matcha iced latte and matcha green smoothie.

Why You Should Try This Recipe 

• This Japanese matcha cake with strawberries and cream is an impressive dessert centerpiece.
• The flavor combination and textures are delicious.
• It can be decorated in various ways.
• Double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd. It can also be made in a square tin.

Japanese Matcha Cake with Strawberries and Cream Ingredients 

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

• All-purpose flour: Sift the flour to remove excess dirt and lumps.
• Matcha powder: Use good-quality matcha powder for the best flavor.
• Baking powder: Make sure the baking powder has not expired.
• Salt: To balance the sweet flavors.
• Unsalted butter: Use softened, room-temperature butter for easy mixing.
• Granulated sugar: For sweetness.
• Eggs: The eggs should be at room temperature before mixing.
• Vanilla extract: For flavor.
• Buttermilk: Should be at room temperature.

Matcha Buttercream

Whipped Cream

• Heavy/double cream: Make sure it is cold. This will ensure that stiff peaks form.
• Sugar: For sweetness.

Tips and Substitutions 

• Room temperature: Let the butter, eggs, and milk come to room temperature before making the batter. This will ensure a smooth and even mixture.
• Weighing ingredients: Use a scale to weigh the ingredients for the best results.
• Sifting: Sift the flour, matcha and baking powder to remove lumps and dirt. This will create a smooth and light batter.
• Cooling cakes: Let the cakes cool completely before decorating to prevent the buttercream from melting.
• Frosting: This cake can be frosted with chocolate ganache or white chocolate ganache vanilla buttercream instead. You can also add strawberries to the filling.

How to Make a Japanese Matcha Cake with Strawberries and Cream

1. Preheat oven to 170C/340F. Prepare two 7" baking tins and lightly grease them with butter or oil and line them with baking paper. Combine plain flour, salt, and matcha powder in a bowl and stir.
2. Then, beat unsalted butter and sugar in a separate bowl for 3-5 minutes until fluffy.
3. Crack eggs into the butter mixture, and then add vanilla extract.
4. Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes or until the eggs disappear.

5. Next, sift half of the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix until combined. Repeat this step with the remaining dry ingredients.
6. Add buttermilk and stir until combined.
7. Then, pour the matcha cake batter into the lined tins.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Once done, remove the cakes from the oven and leave them to cool.

Make the Matcha Cake Cream 

As the cake cools, beat unsalted butter in a bowl for two minutes, add icing sugar and beat for another 3-5 minutes. Add matcha, salt and vanilla and whisk until fluffy and combined.

Assemble cake

9. Place the cake on a cake board, fill it with whipped cream and smooth it.
10. Next, place the second cake on top of the whipped cream.
11. Frost the entire cake with matcha buttercream.
12. Smooth the edges.

13. Dust the cake with more matcha powder.

14. Top it with whipped cream and strawberries.

15. Serve and enjoy the ultimate Matcha Cake Dessert! You may also enjoy these tasty gooey matcha brownies.

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