It was pretty easy to whip up, although the batter did look very very curdled after I added the milk (probably because I didn't quite let it get up to room temp). But once I added all the flour and such, it was fine. I love the deep green color of the matcha batter.
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The whole thing baked up like a dream, including the little heart cupcakes I made with the leftover batter,
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz41Gtb0_eUI_HWpGVAghpnCSz-SPQPZixjVCJ9yu6nWyO1SfzASwvnkWzDMALoJ_5gb26aPULQDsrByhN1vhXOsmYurruYQmpdwwHViuGtaImfbuwhgnGQDk2W4u2-9MKWD_cQkJ7QMl/s320/IMG_10083.jpg)
but I had a horrific time trying to get it unmolded from my pan. I used to never ever have problems with this pan but I seem to have lost my magic touch, even after greasing the bejeezus out of it. This was the end result :(
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With a little careful surgery, I managed to do get most of the rest out of the pan and salvage a little of my pride, but I was still pretty bummed. It never fails that this always happens when I'm baking for other people, dammit.
In any case, the cake itself was quite delicious. I did not get quite the deep dark chocolate color that Bakerella did, but then I used natural cocoa powder, not dutched. I suspect that Dutch-processed cocoa may have yielded a different result. Here's a shot of the cake after sliced.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtplU3iBoQjuLO8urv9lJ8snsuavPC7QJr6jEXChTgD9s3L50EKU7_yV63AZvZCsCGfQzwvgjJ-AVH01MkHQKDw2XiO5uLH4rbZYZkLZuGmy1okGpQEFEEn85jwbOxesIvZ2OHAAU7sjCG/s320/IMG_10104.jpg)
1 comment:
Looks delish!
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