Japanese Green Tea Petits Fours
"Green tea-flavored petits fours with a green tea whipped cream and decorated with green tea marzipan. This recipe could also be adapted to make a layer cake or tube cake. The powdered green tea used here is called matcha, the powdered kind used in Japanese tea ceremonies."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Green Tea | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/3 cup cake flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon powdered green tea
- 2 egg whites
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons powdered green tea
- 4 teaspoons superfine sugar
- 6 tablespoons almond paste
- 1 teaspoon powdered green tea
- confectioners' sugar for dusting