Matcha Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
CAKE
2 3/4 cups flour ( I used GF)
3tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups of sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp Matcha Powder
1 cup butter, room temp.
4 eggs
1 cup milk
ICING
2 cups unsalted butter
3 3/4 cups icing sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp kosher salt
Directions
pre heat oven to 350º
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and matcha powder in a bowl.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter until soft and then add sugar and continue mixing. Add eggs one at a time and stir in vanilla extract.
Mix alternately matcha mixture, and milk into the wet ingredients.
Put batter into greased 9 inch spring pan and bake for 45 minutes.
Let cake cool before icing.
For icing, simply mix butter, and icing sugar until smooth, then add vanilla, and salt and combine.
Ice cake and enjoy!