Green Tea Sponge Cake

I am very excited at the moment. I can't explain how excited I am so maybe you'll be able to gather from how much I am going to rant in this post. 

Anyway, the story goes... 

I was just finishing up some paperwork at the office today and my boss hadn't come into the office yet. Like most people, I wanted to procrastinate a little while I still had the chance. So, I decided to google 'Asian desserts', and that didn't work out too well. So I then googled 'Asian desserts, green tea sponge cake'!!... and guess what happened?

Well, I'm sure most of you can work out what happened. Or maybe not? Unless you know me, and know that I am dreadful in the kitchen. Even with pasta! Oh dear, especially with my pasta :(

Anyway... *rant rant rant* and after many days....

I clicked on, maybe, the third link down from the top ten results and found the most amazing blog ever! I had never seen so many dessert recipes on one website before. In saying that, I don't usually go out of my way to search for dessert recipes. But, in the world of procrastination, anything goes. 

Never in my life had I felt that making beautiful, beautiful cakes was a tangible aspiration, let alone accomplishment. But now I feel that everything has changed and, that perhaps, I'll be able to pull something, moderately spectacular, off!

Getting on with my story.... 

This particular link I clicked on directed me to a blog all about food of both Eastern and Western Cuisine. I know that hardly breaks things down in terms of detail, but I suppose it just emphasizes the diversity of this blog, okay???

I think the writer/creator/dessert extraordinaire/anonymous caters for parties and what not. So there was a lot of variety, both sweet and savory, in the recipes she posted. However, I was only interested in the desserts!!!

If I existed in anime land, I'm sure my eyes would have been swirling  in spirals, or something else dramatic of that nature. I don't think anyone would have been able to comprehend how enthusiastic or ecstatic I was feeling. I'm pretty sure there would have been some drooling action going on as I was perusing through the pictures of her green tea sponge cake. ^o^

And that's when I decided to attempt one myself...

I don't know what to make of the ellipses. But, it either suggests that I am going to fail, epically, or that this is going to be one of the most greatly anticipated culinary experiences of a life time! Sorry about the sarcasm... I am being modest, truly ^_^

Well, hopefully it will be neither. All I want for the final product is a green tea sponge cake that doesn't topple over, or better yet, not having the icing drip off the edges because I accidentally added the wrong kind of sugar...(yes, it has happened before...).

So fingers crossed!

I'll post up photos regardless of the result!!!

Signing off now~

Kat