Desserts

Matcha Tea Sponge Cake with Fresh Lime Cheese Cream and Strawberry Jam

A delicious combination of earthy matcha and refreshing lime, this beautifully soft sponge cake is paired with a smooth, creamy cheesecake-style filling. With its delicate balance of sweetness and citrus, it's an elegant treat that's perfect for afternoon tea.

Matcha tea sponge cake
Rest Time:
1 h
:
7 min
:
4
:
Easy
Matcha tea sponge cake

For the Matcha Sponge
225 gr. Whole eggs
90 gr. Egg yolks
125 gr. Sugar
1 gr. Salt
6 gr. Matcha powder
140 gr. Egg whites
125 gr. Flour
For the Filling
250 gr. Philadephia cream cheese
60 gr. Sugar
40 gr. Fresh whipping cream
2 gr. Lime zest

1

Sponge cake

Mix the eggs with the yolks, sugar (125 gr), powder matcha tea and salt at speed 4 in the stand mixer. Whisk until the mixture is foamy and fluffy. Then, pour the mixture into a large bowl.
Using a rubber spatula, add the beaten egg whites to the previous mixture, add flour until the texture is smooth and swollen.

2

Spread the matcha mixture on a sheet of baking paper or silicon mat (silpat), 1-cm high, using spatula. Bake at 220° in fan assisted mode for about 6-7 minutes. Once baked, sprinkle some caster sugar over the surface and place another sheet of baking paper on top and turn over, the sugar will allow the dough to remain moist until used.

3

Cream cheese

4

Cream cheese

Pour fresh cheese, sugar (60 gr), fresh cream and the grated lime peel into a bowl and whisk vigorously. When you get a smooth and fluffy mixture pour everything into a pastry bag.

5

Cover the first layer of sponge cake with the cream cheese, add the strawberry jam above and repeat 3 times. Place a final layer of sponge cake on top. Decorate as desired with slices of strawberries and whipped cream.


Let it cool in the fridge for 1 hour and then cut into even slices.

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