The power of what we tell ourselves has a strong affect on how we feel. Start telling yourself positive messages and you’ll start feeling better. I encourage my clients to creat positive self-statements in the form of “I am” and repeat them out loud. For example, every morning and every night repeat 10 times “I AM FIT!” Soon you’ll notice that you feel more fit, and you’ll start taking the actions to become more fit.
Over the years, people have come up with some very interesting cake recipes. For instance, there is chocolate and zucchini cake, Coca Cola cake, and Kaluha cake, all delicious but not necessarily healthy. As you will discover in this article, you have another option in the form of a recipe for green tea cake. With this, you have both flavor and a healthy snack.
Although we have provided you with our favorite recipe for green tea cake, keep in mind that you will find many variations. In addition, you might take the recipe we have and modify it using your own creativity. Regardless, a green tea cake makes a wonderful dessert when entertaining guests or snack for the kids after school. Green tea cakes are light, moist, and offer just the right amount of sweet.
You will even find that with this recipe for green cake tea fills the room with a wonderful, green tea fragrance. This type of cake can be made as a sheet cake, layer cake, or for different types of molds. As far as icing, you could choose whatever you like but we do suggest you consider a cream cheese based icing, which adds just the right touch of flavor to complement the cake’s ingredients. If you want to give this recipe for green tea cake a slight green color, you can add an additional amount of Matcha, which is green tea powder.
RECIPE FOR GREEN TEA CAKE
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 to 5 teaspoons powdered green tea
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
RECIPE FOR ICING
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
2 ½ teaspoons powdered green tea
2 tablespoons butter or margerine, soft
3 ounces cream cheese, soft
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons milk
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13-inch or two, 9-inch cake pans. In a bowl, sift the all-purpose flour with cake flour, baking soda, salt, and green tea powder, mix well and set aside. In another bowl, beat the white sugar, oil, and eggs until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Gradually beat in the flour mixture, alternating with the yogurt. Mix well and pour the batter into the prepared baking pans. Bake the cake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a cake rack for 30 minutes before icing.
For the icing, sift the powdered sugar with the green tea powder in a bowl. In a second bowl, mix the sugar/tea mixture with butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and milk. Beat until smooth with an electric mixer. Spread the icing on the cooled cakes, distributing evenly. To enhance the appearance for this recipe of green tea cake, you could sprinkle a small amount of the green tea powder on top.
Julie Health writes about health benefits of green tea and has provided you with more recipes using green tea.
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It’s so important to get your zzzz’s because lack of sleep can effect your mood, your health, and your waistline! Lack of sleep results in an increase in irritability, loss of concentration, and lowers your immunity. On top of all that, when you don’t get enough sleep you’ll be more likely to crave quick pick me up foods which are high in calories and in fat. So now you have a good excuse to take a cat nap or go to bed early!
Isn’t it funny, before you had a baby you felt like there was a lot to do, and now there REALLY is a lot to do! It can be truly overwhelming, especially if you’re a first time mom, your baby is an infant and he or she is nursing. The key to reducing overwhelm is to carve out periods of time just for you. Even if you read a book, paint your toe nails, or take a nap while baby is napping, it’s for you! Just know that everyone needs “me time”, and that by taking some me time at least once a day you’ll be a better mom. You’ll have more patience, have less stress, and experience more joy. So put down your to “do” list and get some me time!
If you want to get fit the key is to be consistent. Once you get on a pattern of exercising and eating healthy (not depriving yourself…there’s a difference!) your body will actually crave healthy food and exercise. It only takes about 2 weeks of exercising 3-4 times per week for 30- 45 min. for your body to crave exercise. The reason why your body will crave exercise is because exercise creates feel good hormones called endorphins. Also once you start eating healthy consitently every day for 2 weeks your body will desire less junk food because you’ll be getting the right amounts of fat, protien, and carbs that your body needs so you’ll desire less quick pick me up foods such as high fat sugary foods that temporary satisfy you, but ultimately leave you feeling even lower in energy. So start today with exercising consistently or eating healthy (or both) and you too will notice a difference in how you feel (and look)!