Matcha Marble Gugelhupf

Matcha has been gaining popularity worldwide thanks to its health benefits and unique earthy flavour, which works really well in baked goods. Tender, moist, full of flavours and with bold green tea swirls, this buttery marble gugelhupf cake is great to accompany an afternoon tea and perfect for anyone who enjoys matcha. The cake is drizzled with white chocolate glaze and sprinkled with some rose petals, but it's optional. You can bake this in a loaf or springform pan.
I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Wonderful Holiday! May it be filled with lots of love and laughter, delicious food, and much joy.

300 g Refined spelt flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Baking soda
200 g Butter, softened plus extra to coat the baking pan
125 g Raw sugar (or up to 250 g if you want a sweeter cake)
1/4 tsp Salt
5 Small eggs
200 g Crème fraîche
3 tbsp Whole milk
2 tsp Vanilla paste
15 g Matcha green tea powder
Icing sugar, for garnishing, optional
150 g White chocolate, for garnishing, optional
Rose petals, for garnishing, optional

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease a 24cm bundt pan well and dust with flour, shaking out the excess. Sift together the spelt flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Beat butter, sugar and salt in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined after each addition. Beat in crème fraîche until just combined.
Place half of the batter into a separate bowl. Add milk and vanilla in one bowl and mix well. Add matcha to another half, and mix well.
Drop alternate spoonfuls of mixtures into the pan and swirl gently with a fork to create a marble effect.
Bake cake in the middle of hot oven for about 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack cool.
Dust the cake simply with powdered sugar or glaze with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with rose petals if desired.

40 comments:

Iwona 22/12/20 08:34: Looks so delicious :) I would like to try it :)
ann low 22/12/20 09:21: I love matcha especially in bakes. Your matcha cake looks pretty and yummy too!
Natalia 22/12/20 10:15: Oh, wow! Looks so festive and pretty inside!
Martyna 22/12/20 11:05: This looks very delicious!:)
Katerina | Once a Foodie 22/12/20 11:44: I looove your ingredients in this gorgeous bundt cake, Angie! And matcha is one of my favourite flavours - I will definitely give this one a go. Thanks for sharing and merry Christmas!
Tom 22/12/20 12:32: ...I'd like it without the glaze!
Chef Mimi 22/12/20 13:31: Truly beautiful!
Nancy Chan 22/12/20 14:37: Beautiful Matcha Marble cake for the festive season.
Suja Manoj 22/12/20 15:17: Wow looks so beautiful and festive, love matcha cakes, yum.
Kitchen Riffs 22/12/20 16:42: Matcha is good in baked goods. In fact, I like it better in that than as tea! This looks terrific -- and the color is perfect for the season. Thanks.
Koko 22/12/20 17:58: This looks incredible Angie! I love the colours!
Anonymous 22/12/20 19:27: What a festive cake, Angie! Love the matcha and the hint of floral from the rose petals!
Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake 22/12/20 20:06: What a gorgeous Bundt cake, Angie! The green and red make it perfect for the holidays!!!
savorthebest 23/12/20 06:49: this looks delicious and quite stunning
The Exclusive Beauty Diary 23/12/20 11:25: This look so beautiful and delicious. Thank you for sharing recipe and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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Julie 23/12/20 11:52: love the green tinge in the bread,looks beautiful !!
Wishing you a merry Christmas too!!
lisa is cooking 23/12/20 15:49: I love the colors from the matcha and the rose petals! And, this looks delicious. White chocolate and matcha are great together.
Isabell's Kitchen 23/12/20 16:41: Looks great! It's perfect for Christmas!
2pots2cook 23/12/20 17:14: Looks so delicious ! Happy holidays Angie !
Eva Taylor 23/12/20 20:07: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family too. What a great looking cake, love the green swirls.
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Victoria 23/12/20 20:20: Thank you very much for the recipe and photos! I wish you Marry Christmas!
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness 24/12/20 03:16: The cake is beautiful. I am sure it is really delicious. Angie Happy Holidays!!
Fran @ Gday Souffle 24/12/20 03:20: I love the marbled colors of the cake! The matcha tea makes a nice vibrant green layer!
speedy70 24/12/20 08:44: Che magnifico ciambellone!!!!
Tanza Erlambang 24/12/20 09:32: beautiful.... and must be delicious...

Merry Christmas...
Sherry's Pickings 24/12/20 10:55: this looks absolutely beautiful angie. happy festive season to you!
cheers
sherry
Angie @ North Trail Kitchen 24/12/20 17:08: Holy wow! This is a beautiful cake! And the flavors sound wonderful. So glad I found your blog. :)
Tisa Jacob 24/12/20 17:57: This is spectacular, Angie. You are the ultimate creative chef.Matcha is such a unique idea in marble cake. Happy holidays to you, friend.
Tricia Buice 27/12/20 00:15: Looks terrific Angie! Happy New Year - hope you have a terrific 2021
Roz | La Bella Vita Cucina 27/12/20 17:15: Oh what a lovely cake for the holiday season, Angie! I never would have thought of the green tea for color in a cake! Merry Christmas season to you!
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 27/12/20 17:50: That is one beautiful cake, Angie!! The green and red are so festive together. Here's to a very Happy New Year for us all!
gluten Free A_Z Blog 28/12/20 16:00: Angie,
I've yet to try matcha despite its popularity. Your cake looks so festive and delicious.I love the holiday colors and the beautiful presentation. Looks wonderful.
Anonymous 29/12/20 14:43: As you know, I adore matcha in baking. Your gugelhupf looks absolutely fabulous and I bet it tastes pretty good too.

Choclette x
Karen (Back Road Journal) 30/12/20 19:32: I had my first gugelhupf while we were staying in Kaysersberg, France but it certainly wasn't as pretty as your version. I hope you had a nice Christmas and wish you all the best in the coming year.
Izaa 30/12/20 20:46: I like such cakes
Debra Eliotseats 31/12/20 18:10: Lovely. So perfect for the holidays, Angie. Be safe and well and Happy New Year!
Kelly | Foodtasia 31/12/20 20:40: Such a wonderful gugelhupf, Angie! Love that matcha swirl!
DEZMOND 2/1/21 13:24: I do love green colour in everything, even in baking, I once put spinach in a biscuit for the cake and it was a success LOL as it does not really have any taste, just gives it colour.
Raymund 5/1/21 19:54: OMG that cake looks perfect
Noob Cook 15/1/21 04:07: This is so, so pretty with the matcha swirls & pretty rose petals. A work of art.