Jump to RecipeA bright green cake with fluffy white buttercream sandwiched between the layers and fresh strawberries on top is so stunning for almost any occasion.This simple matcha cake is made with green tea powder (also known as matcha), and baked in a single 8-inch square pan that you easily slice and stack and make a two layer loaf cake.The bright green color of this matcha cake means that I make this cake at Christmas time, since it's so Grinch-like.

I also think the red strawberries look so pretty next to the green cake crumb.However, this cake is also good in the springtime when you want something light and fresh.The pleasant earthiness and delicate grassiness of matcha is something I happen to love.

If you like my matcha tiramisu for two, you will love this cake! Since we're a small batch dessert website, I have a trick for you to make a small layer cake! We're going to bake this cake in an 8-inch square pan, slice it in half, and then stack the two rectangular pieces to make a loaf layer cake.With this small layer cake, you will get about 5 or 6 slices of cake.This is perfect for a dinner party, and is so much less intimidating to make than a whole layer cake! Matcha Cake Ingredients I really couldn't think of an easier way to make a layer cake than to use one pan to make one layer that you then slice and stack.

The ingredients to this cake are super simple, too! Butter.We need 7 tablespoons (just shy of one stick) of unsalted butter soften

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