Small Matcha Cakes: Choux, Madeleines and More

You want a matcha pastry you can serve without slicing a large cake. These small cakes range from cream puffs to fill to madeleines to turn out of their pans, each an individual portion. For one cake to slice at the table, matcha cakes offer a larger format than these single servings.

Start with the pan and the way you want to serve them. A cream puff is filled after baking; a muffin is served in its liner. Choose the filling afterward.

Which small matcha cakes should you choose?

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  Cream goes into matcha cream puffs after they cool, if you like the contrast between pastry and filling.
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  Frosting goes on cool cakes: matcha cupcakes suit you if you want to decorate each serving.
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  Without frying, matcha donuts take their ring shape in a pan and stay soft inside.
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  Choux pastry is piped longer for matcha éclairs, filled with cold cream once their shells are dry.
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  Using egg whites that haven't been whipped, matcha financiers combine almond and browned butter.
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  One hour of chilling comes before matcha madeleines; choose them if you have that time.
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  From mixing bowl to muffin liners with no resting time, matcha muffins work when you want to bake right away.
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  Without an oven, small steamed matcha cakes cook in four ramekins inside a covered skillet in 25 minutes.
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  For a single serving made in a large mug, the matcha mug cake cooks in short bursts.

What about a cake to share?

If serving slices matters more than individual portions, the matcha Swiss roll starts with a sponge cake to fill, while the round matcha cake is served without filling in its basic version.