The family enjoys Hokkaido chiffon cupcakes. Wife has been using the recipe shared by my "Big Big Sister" Sonia from Nasi Lemak Lover on numerous occasions now. Last week, she wanted to try something different and added some green tea powder to make this green tea Hokkaido cupcakes.
Green Tea Hokkaido Cupcakes
(Adapted from Nasi Lemak Lover with changes in BLUE)
*makes 9 cupcakes
Ingredients
Chiffon cake
3 egg yolks
20g sugar
35g corn oil
60g milk
70g cake flour (I used 60g)
10g green tea powder
3 egg whites
25g sugar
Filling
60g dairy whipping cream
10g sugar
Icing sugar, for dusting
Method
1. Pre-heat oven to 170C.
2. Arrange paper liners on baking tray.
3. Hand whisk egg yolk and sugar till pale in colour.
4. Add in corn oil and milk, mix well.
5. Sift in cake flour and green tea powder, stir to combine.
6. Beat egg white until foamy, gradually add sugar, and continue beat till soft peak form.
7. Take 1/3 of egg white and use a hand whisk to mix into egg yolk batter.
8. Fold in the balance egg white with a spatula till well combined.
9. Scoop batter into pre-arranged paper liners to about ¾ full.
10. Bake for 20-25 mins at middle rack.
11. Beat whipping cream with sugar till firm and stiff (over a bowl of iced water).
13. Pipe custard cream into cupcake and dust with icing sugar. Keep refrigerated before consume.
Not a fan of green tea and just ok with Hokkaidos. Yours look good , of course - sigh...wish I could bake.
ReplyDeleteHi Arhtur! You can use the original recipe without the green tea powder. I love both!
DeleteGreen tea is not my cup of tea :'( but i love the strawberry!
ReplyDeleteHi Jozelyn. Try it without the green tea! :D
DeleteWow! Your cakes didn't shrink at all, I am so impressed! Mine shrank like nobody's business the moment I took them out of the oven!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeannie! :D
Deletehi,,my i know can i used c0c0 powder instead,,
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing,,
nisha,,,sg
Hi Nisha! Baking and cooking is about experimenting... Try it and let me know! :D
DeleteI am a great fan of green tea and these cupcakes look so pretty! Just in time for my breakfast :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann! :D
DeleteGreat to have a change of flavour from the normal and usual ones! I loves anything with green tea! Your wife makes this cupcakes looks and rise beautiful.....sigh....Im still a failure on these cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mel! I thought I saw your post on this before?
DeleteThanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt must be delicious.
HI Feipeng! Welcome to my space!
DeleteSo beautiful and I love green tea. What a perfect match :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivy! :D
DeleteThe green tea version definitely looks good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mich! :D
DeleteHi Alvin,
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of green tea.
Your wife baked it looks so pretty, in deco and colour.
Now, can I have a piece for tea.. LoL
mui
Hi Mui! You bake very well too! :D
DeleteOh fantastic!!!! I love anything in Matcha or green tea!!!!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely try this green tea version, thanks a lot to Mr & Mrs Alvin :)
Haha! Thanks Esther! :D
DeleteBro, why two Big ! I feel really old ler, LOL. Glad to know that your family enjoy this cupcakes , adding matcha sound nice too.Thanks for your shout out anyway ..
ReplyDeleteHaha A-Chi! Big Big for my respect for you mah!
DeleteNo prob! Your cooking and baking have been an inspiration! :D
Hi Godson, that's a lovely Hokkaido cake. Nice click!
ReplyDeletePass 2 over here for my breakfast. :))
Have a nice day.
Thanks God-Mum! Already sent! :D
Delete'm a big fan of green tea and those pictures are so lovely... wished i could have one for breakfast now!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eiling! :D
DeleteHi Alvin,
ReplyDeleteSeeing green, I thought your wife has baked pandan Hokkaido cupcakes for Joceline's LTU... Ai ya, it's green tea. Look the same but taste so different :p
Funny that you are calling Sonia, big sis! Yeah, I like Sonia's recipe collection too. She is always very passionate with her cooking and baking. These cupcakes must be very good!!!
Zoe
Hi Zoe! This month's LTU is pandan? Okok... let me see what I can contribute!
DeleteYa! Sonia's collection is good!
I love Sonia's Hokkaido cupcake recipe , I tried it once before and 'twas really good ! I haven't tried using green tea on my bakes yet :P Your wife baked those cakes beautifully !
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne! I'm sure yours turned out well too! But you can't try the mini version! Need a minimum size to pump the cream in! :D
Deletedid you turn into a mouse and eat some of these pretty cupcakes when shooting the photos?
ReplyDeleteHaha Lena! Why mouse?! :D
DeleteAlvin, green tea seems to be a popular flavor. And green happens to be my favorite color :)
ReplyDeleteHa Phong Hong! I know I know! Look at your blog colour! :D
DeleteI like a bitterry matcha on cupcake,
ReplyDeletethe color are pleasent too!
Thanks dentist chef! :D
DeleteGreen tea sounds great! Nice colour too. I love Hokkaido cupcakes, maybe I'll make them this weekend! :)))
ReplyDeleteHi Fern! How was your bake?! :D
Deletegonna try this in the future! thanks!!
ReplyDeleteYes Victoria, you should! Thanks for dropping by! :D
DeleteThese are gorgeous! Beautiful colours and sound delicious. I've actually never tried matcha cake but I have some matcha in my cupboard. Maybe it's time to use it!
ReplyDeleteHI Hazel! How are you?!
DeleteTry it and let me know the result.
It looks pretty and delicious! If only these are on my table now!
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce! We should meet up one of these days! :D
DeleteI'm not a big fan of green tea, but these look so cute! Since they looks so cute I should like them, right?! ;)
ReplyDeleteRight right Erika! :D
DeleteGreat recipe would definitely try this during weekend cooking.Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteRegards
Finn Felton
Kopi Luwak
Hi Finn! Welcome to my blog! :D
DeleteI love Green Tea! Not only do these sound great but they are stunning too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle! :D
DeleteDid you say green tea? Ohhhh these look fantastic. I love anything green tea and sonia makes amazing baked goods!
ReplyDeleteHi can i check the purpose of Step 7 (Take 1/3 of egg white and use a hand whisk to mix into egg yolk batter)? Can i skip and just proceed to Step 8 (folding)? Thanks
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