Cake
Ingredients: A
- ¾ c Unbleached flour
- ¾ c Whole wheat flour
- ¼ c Flaxseed meal
- ½ c Unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 ½ tsp. Baking powder
- ¼ tsp. Baking soda
- ¼ tsp. Ginger powder
Ingredients: B
- 1 Egg
- 3 Mashed ripe bananas
- 18 to 20 Pitted dates—chopped into small pieces
- ¼ c Grape seed oil
- ½ tsp. Matcha mixed with 1/3 c warm water
- ¼ tsp. Salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 box cream cheese
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
- 1 tsp. Matcha
- 3 c powdered sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350º F
- In a large bowl, mix ingredients: A
- Mix ingredients: B in a separate bowl until well combined.
- Add wet mixture [B] to dry mixture [A]. Mix until combined.
- Butter and flour bottom and side of 7” spring form cake pan, or 1 lb loaf pan.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Whip softened cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Stir in coconut extract. Add powdered sugar and matcha. Spread frosting on cooled cake
- Chop ¼ c shelled pistachios. Sprinkle over the cake.
Matcha Cake
A Matcha Cake filled with healthy ingredients!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Unbleached Flour
- ¾ cup Whole Wheat Flour
- ¼ cup Flaxseed Meal
- ½ cup Coconut Flakes, unsweetened
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
- 1 Egg
- 3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
- 18-20 Dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces
- ¼ cup Grape Seed Oil
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ⅓ cup Water, warm
- 1½ tsp Matcha, divided
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 stick Butter, unsalted
- 1 tsp Coconut Extract
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- ¼ cup Pistachios, shelled and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- In a large bowl mix first 7 ingredients.
- Mix together ½ tsp matcha in warm water. In a separate bowl mix together egg, mashed bananas, dates, grape seed oil, matcha in water and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Add wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix until well combined.
- Butter and flour bottom and side of 7” spring form cake pan, or 1 lb loaf pan. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake 55 minutes, or a toothpick comes out clean.
- Whip softened cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Stir in coconut extract. Add powdered sugar and matcha. Spread frosting on cooled cake
- Chop pistachios. Sprinkle over the cake.