Green Tea Chiffon Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 170C
2. 2
   Sift flour and green tea powder together twice. Combine egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Add water and corn oil and blend together. Add flour and green tea powder mixture and mix until batter becomes sticky. Set aside.
3. 3
   Make meringue ~ Combine sugar and corn flour. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add half the sugar and flour mixture and continue beating for a few minutes, then add remaining sugar and flour mixture and beat until egg whites are glossy, with stiff peaks.
4. 4
   Slowly pour all the egg mixture into the meringue at low speed then stop machine. Using a rubber spatula and fold the mixture well.
5. 5
   Pour batter into an ungreased 20cm chiffon cake pan. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes then switch oven to lower grill for 5 minutes.
6. 6
   When cake is done, remove from oven and turn the pan over. Leave cake to cool in pan.
7. 7
   Once cake has cooled completely, carefully run a knife or spatula around the sides of the cake to loosen it.