Matcha Chiffon Cake with Black Sesame Cream

The cut side of matcha chiffon cake with black sesame whipped cream.

5 from 18 votes

Matcha Chiffon Cake with Black Sesame Cream

Aromatic and fluffy matcha chiffon cake topped with black sesame whipped cream makes a perfect dessert that's delicious, light, and satisfying yet guilt-free.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: servings

Calories: 202kcal

Author: Edwina

Equipment

electric mixer
6" cake pan

Ingredients

Matcha Chiffon Cake

55 g milk
30 g vegetable oil
55 g cake flour
8 g matcha powder
3 large eggs separate egg yolk and egg white
1 pinch salt
½ teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
65 g sugar

Black Sesame Whipped Cream

165 g whipped cream or heavy whipping cream
25 g sugar
15 g black sesame paste

Instructions

Make Cake Batter

In a microwavable mixing bowl, whisk milk and oil together until well combine and microwave for 20 seconds.
Sift cake flour and matcha powder into the bowl, roughly mix just until you can't see any dry flour, no need to mix until smooth yet.
Add in egg yolks and salt then whisk just until smooth. Mix in the motion of writing "Z" and "N" instead of a circular motion in order to prevent developing gluten. Cover and set it aside.
Preheat oven to 310°F (155°C)
In a dry and clean mixing bowl, add vinegar in egg white and then beat until the egg white is foaming.
Add in a third of the sugar before beating some more. Do this three times, beating at medium speed, until all the sugar is incorporated and you can form soft peaks with the egg whites. (see the pictures in the main post as a reference)
Scoop about one cup of egg white into the egg yolk batter and mix to combine before pouring the resulting mixture back into the rest of the egg white.
Mix with a spatula from bottom to top in the motion of writing "J" while turning the mixing bowl, so the mixture can be well combined. Don't stir in a circular motion or over mix, as that would cause the mixture to deflate.
Pour the mixture into a 6 inch cake pan, use a chopstick or skewer to run through the batter to remove larger air bubbles.

Bake and Cool Down

Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
If you want to control the pattern of the cracks on the cake, you can take the cake out from the oven after the top of the cake seems to have set (about 12 minutes into baking), and score the top of the cake. In my picture, I've scored the top of the cake in the pattern of an asterisk and the resulting cracks propagated in that shape.
While the cake is baking, place a baking rack on top of two cups for the cake to cool down later. The cups help keep the cake away from the counter so it can cool down faster without absorbing the moist air back to the cake.
When the cake is done baking, take the cake out and drop the cake pan on the counter from about 3 inches up one time before quickly turning it upside down on a baking rack. Doing this helps prevent the cake from shrinking. Let the cake cool down completely before unmolding. This usually takes about 1-2 hours.

Make Black Sesame Whipped Cream

Add sugar and black sesame paste in the cold whipped cream and whisk with an electric mixer until it thickens but still remains a little bit runny (reference picture in the main post). Store it in the fridge until ready to use.

Assemble the Cake

Unmold the cake and place it upside down on a plate or cake stand. Pour the desired amount of black sesame whipped cream on top of the cake and use the back of the spoon to push some of the cream to the edge and let it drip down a little bit off the sides if you'd like.

Notes

eating egg whites properly is the key to success when making chiffon cake. Using cold eggs and fine sugar helps achieving the fine foamy texture.
Don't over beat the egg white! If you are new to making chiffon cake, I would recommend beating egg whites with a hand mixer instead of a stand mixer, as it's easier to observe and control the beating process to avoid over beating. If the egg whites are over beaten, it will be more difficult to incorporate with the egg yolk batter and the resulting cake will more likely deflate.
When mixing and incorporate the batter, mix in the motion like writing "Z" and "N" instead of circular motion to prevent developing gluten. If too much gluten develops, the cake will be denser and less fluffy.
The actual baking time depends on your oven and the material of your baking pan.
Make sure you place the cake upside down to cool right after you take it out from the oven. If you're afraid the top part of the cake be pressed down by the baking rack, you can get a cake cooling stand or just let it sit on two cups, one at each side.

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