Green Tea Christmas Cake

Happy New Year to all!

My late post today is about Christmas. It's been so long since i celebrate the Christmas and this year is really enjoyable at my sister house gathering with my relative. Most of the present is for the kiddo, how i wish i still a kid with lots of present waiting for me to unwrap it. I use to have a lot of present too when i still a kid but be realistic as time past..

I bought this mold at Tangs and didn't realise that it cannot fit into my oven as the length is longer than my oven wide. I told my dad and he help me bend the side (left picture) of the mold and it fit nicely into my oven (centre pic). Yeah! Before that i'm so worry and feel so wasted, such a cute mold but i can't use it. Credit to my innovative father =p

I adapt the recipe from my previous post Madeleines and make some changes to green tea flavour.
If you are a green tea lover this recipe might suit you, the cake is moist and soft even on the second day.

By the way weather seem to be sunny back again, i like it. Rain rain please go away.. xD

Ingredient:

• 90gm unsalted butter plus 2 tbsp melted unsalted butter for greasing
• 80gm plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 2 tsp green tea power
• 2 tsp clear honey
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• 40gm caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs

Method:

• Melt the butter and the honey together in a small saucepan, and leave to cool.
• Sift the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and green tea together into a large bowl.
• Stir in the cooled butter and honey mixture. Add the eggs and stir in, taking care not to over-mix. 
• Pour the batter into a piping bag and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or for up to 2 days.
• Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
• Prepare a madeleine mould by brushing with the melted butter. Get in there and make sure you reach all the ridges. Dust with flour and invert the pan, tapping out any excess flour.
• Pipe each mould two-thirds to three quarters full.
• Bake the madeleines in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until risen and golden.
• Leave to cool for serveral minutes before turning out on to a wire rack and allowing to become completely cool.