Japanese Matcha Cheesecake

need to try this some time – I LOVE Japanese cheesecake and this has matcha combined with it!

Ingredients:

• Milk 265ml
• Butter 85g
• Cream cheese (room temperature) 250g
• Plain flour 40g
• Corn flour 35g
• Egg Yolks 7
• Vanilla essence 2tsp

• Egg whites 7
• Cream of tartar 3/4tsp
• Sugar 125g

• 2tsp of Green tea powder to mix with 20ml of hot water

1. Boil milk and butter together at medium heat, lower heat add in cream cheese and use hand whisk to stir til smooth. Turn off the heat. Sift in flour and corn flour and mix well.
2. Add in egg yolks and vanilla essence, mix the mixture till thick and transfer to a large bowl to cool down.
3. Whisk egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar till peak formed.
4. Using spatula, fold egg whites into the cream cheese mixture in two batches.
5. Divide the batter into half, and mix half of them with the green tea paste. Mix well.
6. Pour the batter into a lined 9″ square baking tin with the original flavour batter first, followed with the green tea batter.
7. Steam bake at preheated oven at 150‘C for 1hour and 15 minutes.
8. Cool down cheese cake in room temperature. Best to chill before serving.