Step 1
Preheat the oven to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C). Line the bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
Step 2
Mix cake flour salt and baking powder thoroughly.
Step 3
Whisk matcha powder into the hot milk until no lumps remain. Let cool.
Step 4
Beat yolks in a bowl using an electric mixer; add superfine sugar and blend until dissolved. Whisk in oil until thoroughly combined. Add the matcha-milk mixture and mix well. Sift in 1/4 of the flour mixture at a time mixing batter well after each addition.
Step 5
Beat egg whites in a glass metal or ceramic bowl until foamy. Add cream of tartar and whisk well. Add 1/4 of the sugar at a time mixing well after each addition. Continue to whisk until stiff peaks form or until mixture looks like shaving cream and no bubbles are visible. Do not overmix.
Step 6
Gently fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture into the yolk batter using a spatula. Repeat with the rest of the egg whites. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Chill a clean metal bowl and whisk attachments in the freezer.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 8
Remove from oven. Invert pans and allow to cool completely; this will prevent the cakes from sinking.
Step 9
Beat heavy cream and confectioners' sugar together in the chilled metal bowl until soft peaks form. Set frosting aside in the refrigerator.
Step 9
Beat mascarpone cheese heavy cream confectioners' sugar and matcha powder in another bowl until filling mixture begins to stick to the whisks.