Green tea financier hearts are an easy matcha cake recipe. Moist and buttery with a lovely almond taste.
I will admit I am not into the commercialism of Valentine’s Day. If you want to buy me roses, then please do any other day of the year, don’t waste your money on the 14th February. Even though I don’t celebrate in a commercial way, in other words, paying big bucks for flowers, chocolates etc, I do like to play with the ‘Valentine’ concept in the kitchen.
Last year I made Robots bearing hearts biscuits. So cute and quirky, who doesn’t love a robot with a love heart, all together now, aawwwwe.
This year I wanted to play with my new small love hearts cake tin. Very cute and picked up at a steal. With a nice supply of green tea powder from a recent visit to Tokyo Mart, leftover almond meal from Christmas baking, financiers (or friands) seemed a logical baking move on my part.
These Green tea financier hearts are inspired by one of my favourite cook books, Okashi by Keiko Ishida. A sweet treat recipe book, but for all you pet owners, as Keiko has a section of pet treat recipes. Keiko is a dog lover and owns a gorgeous Golden Retriever called Cookie, how appropriate is the name!
If you are after a chocolate Valentine dessert, do check out my Chocolate Valentine Heart Tarts!
Sara xxx
Green Tea Financier Hearts
Ingredients
- 50 grams plain flour
- 5 grams cornflour
- 10 grams green tea powder
- 4 egg whites
- 130 grams caster sugar
- 50 grams ground almonds
- Pinch of salt
- 130 grams unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220 degrees C. Lightly grease your desired cake/friand tin.
- Place butter in a small saucepan, stir constantly until it browns and is nutty in fragrance. Set aside to cool.
- Into a medium bowl sift flour, cornflour, green tea powder and almond meal. Add caster sugar and salt.
- In another medium blow beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Gently mix egg whites in to your dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. The stir through the browned butter.
- Fill your tins and cook for around 10 – 15 minutes until just golden. Remove from tins and cool on racks.
- Financiers will keep for 5 days in an air-tight container, they can also be frozen.
claire
I tried this yesterday and I’m having it with my morning coffee now 🙂
Love it !
Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)
Hehe totally appealing to this matcha fiend! And gosh I love the texture of friands/financiers!
Food is our religion
Anything with green tea is always a winner for me. I quite like them when they are more bitter than sweet too!
Sara
There is something magical about matcha
Christine @ Cooking Crusade
These are sooo cute and I love green tea flavoured cakes.
Sara
Thanks Christine, so do I.
Anna @The Littlest Anchovy
These are so cute and would be so lovely in a high tea situation!
Let me know when you are next at Tokyo Mart and I’ll shout you a coffee – I live about 2 minutes from there! 🙂
Sara
Definitely will let you know I up your way next time.
Purabi Naha
Wow, this recipe sounds wonderful! I loved the pictures of these green financiers!!
Sara
Thank you so much Purabi.
GourmetGetaways
I love Valentines Day!
…but I don’t want roses or commercial stuff I like to picnic or do something lovely with Mr GG. I think Valentines day is only commercial if you let it be.
I love your little cakes. I would definitely make something like this for the children to tell them I love them on Valentines day 🙂
Sara
I think a picnic is the perfect way to make the most of Valentines’ day.
JJ - 84thand3rd
Nay – give me romance on any day it isn’t expected and charged at 10x the usual rate ;D I do love a good matcha cake though!
Sara
Yup, unexpected acts of love do it for me anytime.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Definitely a yay on the Valentines Day!
Sara
I hope you had a lovely one with Mr NQN.
john | heneedsfood
I definitely fall in the nay category. I’m not one to fall for the commercialisation of such days as well as crumble to an expectant partner. I’d quite happily make these cakes any time of the year, heart-shaped or not. They look great!
Sara
Thanks John, I will be definitely be making them again. I won’t be waiting for Valentines day to roll around.