#GreenChallenge

Level: Amateur

With this dessert, I close my little green chapter. The matcha cake, airy and delicate, carries the earthy bitterness of green tea and the sweetness of a simple sponge, while the vanilla sauce enriched with matcha falls over it like a silky curtain. Sprinkled with chopped pistachios, the cake gained a crunchy, nutty accent and an extra layer of elegance. Each bite was a reminder that green is not only a color on the plate, but also a memory of the challenge that inspired me to experiment, learn, and enjoy.

This cake is not just a sweet bite, but also my farewell gift to a challenge in which I learned how color can become a story, and a simple ingredient – an emotion. Now a new chapter awaits me… the sea, the sun, and the scents of Greece. Green remains in the traces of this cake, while the next plates I will fill with colors belong to the Mediterranean.

Techniques: batter emulsion, controlled baking, reduction and mounting of the sauce, final finishing
Texture balance: airy and light sponge, silky structure of vanilla sauce enriched with matcha, crunchy accents of chopped pistachios for contrast
Aromatic dimension: earthy note of matcha tea bringing depth and distinctive character, sweet fullness of vanilla providing rounded flavor, nutty aroma and warmth of pistachios as the final aromatic layer
Garnishes: vanilla sauce with matcha applied in a thin layer for visual and textural elegance, chopped pistachios as a finishing touch for aesthetic and flavor contrast

The result is a dessert that closes the circle… green harmony translated into a sweet farewell, before new scents and colors lead me to the shores of Greece.