The cute lava cakes always win the hearts of diners with their soft and smooth cake base, which melts into the sweet filling in the middle, not only appealing to the eyes but also very delicious. Today, let’s join TasteVN to explore the especially attractive matcha lava cake cake! Let’s get cooking now!
1. Matcha Lava Cake
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Matcha Lava Cake Serves 4
All-purpose flour 25 gr Matcha powder 15 gr (10gr for the cake/ 5gr for the topping) Unsalted butter 50 gr White chocolate 80 gr Chicken eggs 1 egg Egg yolk 1 yolk Sugar 15 gr
Where to buy white chocolate?
- You can freely use any type of white chocolate you like, whether in bar or chip form.
- White chocolate can be easily found at stores selling baking ingredients, supermarkets, or purchased online on e-commerce sites.
Required tools
Oven, egg beater, pot, strainer, cake mold,…
How to make Matcha Lava Cake
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Mix the butter and white chocolate
Place a bowl over a pot of hot water, then add 80g of white chocolate and 50g of unsalted butter into the bowl. Use a whisk to stir and mix until the mixture melts and is well combined.
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Mix the matcha flour mixture
Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and 15g of sugar into the bowl. Use a mixer to beat the mixture for 7 – 8 minutes until the eggs turn a creamy white color. This is the desired consistency.
Next, sift into the bowl 25g of all-purpose flour, 10g of matcha powder, and the white chocolate butter mixture, then gently fold the ingredients together using a spatula.
Finally, use a mixer to blend the mixture on low speed for about 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
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Pouring and baking
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
Brush a layer of butter into the mold, then coat with a thin layer of flour to prevent sticking. Next, pour the matcha batter into the mold, bake the cake for about 9 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius until done.
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Final product
Plate the cake and sprinkle an additional layer of matcha powder on top to enjoy!
The matcha lava cake looks like a miniature volcano; just one spoonful of the cake and the molten center flows out, blending with the soft cake to create an irresistible sweet and fragrant flavor.
2. Chocolate matcha lava cake
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Matcha Chocolate Lava Cake For 4 people
Cake flour 60 gr Matcha powder 30 gr Unsalted butter 60 gr Dark chocolate 70 gr White chocolate 100 gr Unsweetened milk 40 ml Chicken eggs 3 pcs Sugar 40 gr
How to choose dark chocolate for matcha lava cake
- Dark chocolate can be purchased in bar or chip form. Additionally, depending on your preference, you can choose different types of chocolate with varying bitterness!
- When buying, pay attention to the packaging and expiration date of the product to ensure safety and quality.
- Moreover, you can find these types of chocolate at baking ingredient stores, supermarkets, or order them on e-commerce sites.
What is cake flour?
- Cake flour, often referred to as flour number 8, is made from finely milled soft wheat grains, has a high starch content, and very low protein content, only about 7 – 8.5%. To the naked eye, the flour is always fine and has tiny granules.
- Cake flour is commonly used to make light, fluffy cakes such as chiffon, sponge cake, roll cake, cupcake, or Taiwanese and Japanese chiffon cakes, etc.
Tools Needed
How to Make Matcha Chocolate Lava Cake
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Mix Dark Chocolate Mixture
Add 70g of dark chocolate and 40ml of unsweetened fresh milk into a bowl, then place this bowl on a pot of hot water and stir the mixture until well combined.
Next, pour the chocolate mixture into a piping bag and refrigerate it in the refrigerator.
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Mix Butter with White Chocolate
Place a new bowl over a pot of hot water, then add 100g of white chocolate, 60g of unsalted butter, and 40g of sugar. Stir well until the mixture is well combined.
Next, add 3 eggs one at a time to the bowl, stirring well until each egg is fully incorporated.
Note: For each egg added to the butter chocolate mixture, mix well until fully blended before adding the next egg!
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Mix the matcha flour mixture
Sift 60g of cake flour and 30g of matcha powder into the butter-egg-chocolate mixture and use a whisk to mix until smooth.
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Pour into molds and bake the cake
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
Brush a thin layer of butter into the mold, then scoop about 1 – 2 tablespoons of matcha batter into the mold.
Next, squeeze a little dark chocolate filling in the middle and cover it completely with a layer of matcha batter. Then, bake the cake for 12 – 14 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius until done.
After baking, place the cake on a rack for about 5 minutes to cool.
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Final Product
The matcha chocolate lava cake is incredibly sweet with a soft, moist cake layer that has a rich flavor, slightly bitter with the characteristic taste from matcha powder.
Inside is a thick, gooey dark chocolate sauce that melts delightfully, the two flavors balance each other making the cake extremely easy to eat and irresistibly delicious.
What is matcha powder? Differentiating matcha powder and green tea powder
- Matcha is a powder made from young green tea buds from Japan. Through many complex processing steps, it results in very fine matcha powder, which has high nutritional value.
- Matcha powder has a bright green color while green tea powder has a dark green color with a slight yellowish tint.
- Matcha powder is soft and smooth, completely dissolving in water (especially hot water), the initial taste is bitter on the tip of the tongue followed by a sweet aftertaste, while green tea powder has almost no sweetness and has astringent bitterness.
It’s not too difficult to prepare a delicious dessert with 2 recipes for melting lava matcha that is sweet, creamy, and appealing, right? Get into the kitchen and show off your skills, TasteVN wishes you success!
