5.0 from 9 votes
Easy Matcha Pound Cake (with Cream Cheese)
This Easy Matcha Pound Cake, made with cream cheese, is delicious on its own, no need to fuss with frosting or buttercream! Plus, it's made from 6 simple ingredients that you can find in most supermarkets.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 581 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
Fusion , Japanese
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons matcha powder Use culinary grade. You can increase to 3 Tablespoons for more green tea flavor.
- 2 Cup cake flour Sift with the matcha powder
- 8 oz salted butter 226g. Substitute: unsalted butter + ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 5.3 oz cream cheese 150g. Use full-fat
- 1½ Cup white sugar Use granulated. Anything beyond 2 Cups is MUCH too sweet. (I've tested up to 3 Cups.)
- 4 eggs Room temperature.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F (165 C/ 145C fan).
- Butter a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper, as shown above.
- Sift the matcha powder and flour, then stir till well-mixed in a large bowl.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (paddle attachment or whisk attachment), beat the butter till creamy.
- Then mix in the cream cheese till smooth.
- Next, slowly beat in the sugar till the cake batter becomes light and fluffy.
- Very slowly, add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low. (It's done in seconds.)
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients (flour-matcha mixture.) Fold in by hand, to prevent the batter from turning heavy and dense. (Or use the lowest speed on your mixer.)
- Pour batter into the loaf pan. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 80 minutes till a toothpick in the centre comes out clean. (You may need to cover with aluminium foil at the 40 minute mark, if the cake is over-browning.) It sometimes takes longer than 80 minutes- do not increase the temperature even if so!
- Cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving the delicious cake.
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Notes
- Tip: If you accidentally overmixed the matcha batter, let it relax for 10 minutes.
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
Nutrition Information
Calories
581kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
73g
(24%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
143mg
(48%)
Sodium
250mg
(10%)
Potassium
76mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
50g
(100%)
Vitamin A
1015IU
(20%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 581
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 581kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 73g | 24% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 143mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 250mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 50g | 100% |
| Vitamin A | 1015IU | 20% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.