Kiwi Matcha Lime Tea Cake

From the "Cooking with Amy" food blog (cookingwithamy.blogspot.com) comes this unusual and colorful quick bread. It's a great way to use up too-ripe kiwis. Amy describes it as "tangy and moist, not too sweet, and great with a cup of tea." I haven't tried it yet, simply because I have no matcha (green tea powder) on hand. You could make this without the matcha, but I love green tea so much that I want to wait until I can make the recipe as written. The flavor is predominantly kiwi, with the matcha and lime adding nicely complimentary notes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons  matcha green tea powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  cup  peeled mashed very ripe kiwi fruit (green, yellow or combination)
•  zest of one lime

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9 X 5 loaf pan.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder baking soda, matcha powder and salt and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, to butter mixture, and thoroughly combine. Stir in mashed kiwi fruit and lime zest.
6. Fold in dry ingredients, stirring until batter is completely moistened. Do not over-stir. Spoon batter into pan.
7. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 20 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan and continue cooling on rack.