{"id":4168,"date":"2024-05-23T06:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T06:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/flavorfinesse\/2024\/05\/23\/healthy-matcha-cake-with-matcha-frosting\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T06:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T06:08:53","slug":"healthy-matcha-cake-with-matcha-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/healthy-matcha-cake-with-matcha-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Matcha Cake with Matcha Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>Cake:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span>240g<\/span> <span>(2 cups)<\/span> <span>Whole Wheat Pastry Flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>32g<\/span> <span>(\u00bc cup)<\/span> <span>Arrowroot Starch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1\u00bd<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Double-Acting Baking Powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u00bd<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Baking Soda<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u00bc<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>112g<\/span> <span>(\u00bd cup)<\/span> <span> Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>4<\/span> <span>Large<\/span> <span>Eggs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>185g<\/span> <span>(\u00be cup)<\/span> <span>Unsweetened Applesauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1<\/span> <span>tbs<\/span> <span>Vanilla Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Liquid Stevia Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Almond Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>96g<\/span> <span>(\u00bd cup)<\/span> <span>Granulated Erythritol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>32g<\/span> <span>(\u2153 cup)<\/span> <span>Vanilla Whey Protein Powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2<\/span> <span>tbs<\/span> <span>Matcha Powder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Frosting:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span>1\u00bd<\/span> <span>cups<\/span> <span>Fat Free Cottage Cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>4<\/span> <span>oz<\/span> <span>Neufch\u00e2tel Cream Cheese<\/span> <span>(softened)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Vanilla Paste<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1<\/span> <span>tsp<\/span> <span>Liquid Stevia Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u00bd<\/span> <span>tso<\/span> <span>Almond Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>96g<\/span> <span>(1 cup)<\/span> <span>Vanilla Whey Protein Powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2<\/span> <span>tbs<\/span> <span>Matcha Powder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h4>For the Cake:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span>Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and spray two 8&#8243; cake pans with cooking spray.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>In a\u00a0small\u00a0bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, starch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>In a large bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, eggs, applesauce, vanilla extract, stevia extract, and almond extract.\u00a0 Whisk until smooth. \u00a0Then whisk in the erythritol, protein powder, and matcha powder. Whisk until smooth.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>Dump the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and whisk together until JUST mixed\u00a0through. Be careful not to overmix!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>Pour the batter evenly between the two\u00a0pans. Bake for ~24 minutes, or until the surface of the cakes spring back when tapped. \u00a0Let cool completely.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>For the Frosting:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span>In a high-speed blender (I used my NutriBullet), add the cottage cheese and cream cheese. Blend until smooth.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>Add the vanilla paste, stevia extract, and almond extract, and blend again.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>Add the protein powder and matcha powder and blend until smooth. If it&#8217;s too thick to blend, scrape it all into a bowl and whisk by hand, or use a hand mixer. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled throughout.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span>Frost the cake, refrigerate for ~1 hour for the frosting to firm, then slice, serve, and enjoy!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Cake: 240g (2 cups) Whole Wheat Pastry Flour 32g (\u00bc cup) Arrowroot Starch 1\u00bd tsp Double-Acting Baking Powder \u00bd tsp Baking Soda \u00bc tsp Salt 112g (\u00bd cup) Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt 4 Large Eggs 185g (\u00be cup) Unsweetened Applesauce 1 tbs Vanilla Extract 2 tsp Liquid Stevia Extract 1 tsp Almond Extract 96g [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-divine-dessert"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}