Elan Café pairs its signature carrot cake with Japanese matcha

Elan Café has married its iconic homemade carrot cake with the delicate, vegetal notes of Japanese matcha, creating two new beverages that arrive across all UK stores. The Carrot Cake Matcha and Carrot Cake Latte represent a layered approach to flavour, where the earthiness of whisked matcha powder meets the sweetness and spiced warmth of the café’s signature cake.

The drinks arrive in clear cups that reveal their construction: a base of milk, a vivid green matcha layer, and the golden hued carrot cake component suspended within. The visual appeal is immediate, the colour combination warm and inviting against the pale cream of chilled milk. Each sip delivers both elements in measured balance, the matcha providing a subtle bitterness that cuts through the cake’s inherent richness.

Elan Café, which operates from its flagship London location, has built its reputation on a foundation of made fresh daily pastries and thoughtfully crafted beverages. The carrot cake has long been central to that identity, arriving as a dense, moist cake crowned with cream cheese frosting. By extracting its essence into a matcha pairing, the café extends this signature creation into the warm drinks menu without diluting what made the original compel devoted customers.

Both versions offer choice: the Carrot Cake Matcha leads with matcha’s grassy complexity, while the Carrot Cake Latte softens the matcha with steamed milk, creating a gentler introduction to the combination. The drinks are available at all UK Elan Café locations from today.

Imagery courtesy of Elan Café (@elan_cafe).