50gwhite bean paste (sakura flavor) ※replace with 48g sugar
50gvegetable oil
50gwhole milk ※30g if you are using sugar
75gall-purpose flour
210~220gall-purpose flour
〈Green batter〉
48gsugar
50gvegetable oil
40gwhole milk
7gMatcha powder
75gall-purpose flour
210~220gmeringue
〈Meringue〉
480gegg whites12~13 egg whites
180gsugar
Instructions
5 ×15cm (6 inches) chiffon cake tin or 2 × 18 cm ( 7 inches) chiffon cake tin
〈White batter〉
Whisk egg yolks and sugar until it looks pale yellow for about 2~3 mins.
Add in vegetable oil, whisk until homogenize.
Add in whole milk and whisk well.
Shift in all-purpose flour. Whisk until smooth. Set side.※What you have to do is develop gluten to hold a lot of meringue.
〈Pink batter〉
Whisk egg yolks and White bean paste (or sugar) until it looks pale yellow for about 2~3 mins.
Add in vegetable oil, whisk until homogenize.
Add in whole milk and whisk well.
Shift in all-purpose flour. Whisk until smooth. Set side.※What you have to do is develop gluten to hold a lot of meringue.
〈Green batter〉
Whisk egg yolks and sugar until it looks pale yellow for about 2~3 mins.
Add in vegetable oil, whisk until homogenize.
Add in whole milk and whisk well.
Shift in all-purpose flour and Matcha powder. Whisk until smooth. Set side.※What you have to do is develop gluten to hold a lot of meringue.
〈Meringue〉
Put egg whites into stand mixer bowl. Start whisking on medium (KitchenAid speed 4) for about 3~4 mins until foamy.
Gradually add in sugar, turn up the speed to high when finish adding sugar.
Whisk until stiff peaks form.
〈assemble〉
Fold in 210~220g meringue for each batter in 2 stages.Tap the meringue to break into pieces without deflating the meringue.Then, hold the batter up with whisk to mix roughly.Repeat the motion of holding up and down until 80 ~ 90 % done.Switch to spatula to finish folding in the meringue.
Alternate each color into the tin. 300g batter to 15cm tin. 750g batter to 18cm tin.
Bake 30 mins at 180 ℃(356℉), rotate the pan half way.
Cool to room temp. up side down for at least 3 hours. Preferably, chill in the fridge overnight.
Carefully push the cake to peel off from the tin. Slice into desired size and serve.
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