Name: Life long friend : green tea mousse cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; 45g castor sugar; 4 egg white; 50 g castor sugar; 30 g water; 50 g corn oil; 90 g cake flour; 5 g or 1 teaspoon green tea powder; 4 egg yolks; 75 g castor sugar; 150g fresh milk; 8 g green tea powder; 300g whipped cream; 10g gelatine powder + 45 ml water

Ingredients

For sponge cake:

4 egg yolks
45g castor sugar
4 egg white
50 g castor sugar
30 g water
50 g corn oil
90 g cake flour
5 g or 1 teaspoon green tea powder

Green Tea Mousse Filling:

4 egg yolks
75 g castor sugar
150g fresh milk
8 g green tea powder
300g whipped cream
10g gelatine powder + 45 ml water

Preparation

Preparation40 min

Cook time30 min

For green tea sponge cake: Mix egg yolks, sugar, water and cornoil together and stir till mixture is smooth. Add in flour and green tea powder and mix evenly.Whisk egg white with sugar till stiff peak. Fold in egg yolk mixture and pour mixture into a 9" square tin.
Bake at 170C for about 30 minutes. or till skewer inserted comes out clean.
Leave cake to cool on wire rack and slice cake into 2 slices. Place 1 slice of cake into a 9" square cake ring. Mousse: Heat milk till warm, then add in castor sugar and green powder. Stir till evenly mixed. Fold in egg yolks and stir. Becareful not to allow the egg yolk to overcook and it will become lumpy.
Add in melted gelatine mixture and leave to cool. Fold in whipped cream gently.
Pour half of the mousse filling onto the prepared cake ring and then top up with the other slice of green tea sponge cake.
Pour balance mousse on top and level it evenly. Refrigerate till mousse is set.
Take out the cake from the cake ring and sieve green tea powder on top and decorate as desired.