Chai Tea Cupcakes

chef FIFI's Note:

Found this one in a magazine and thought that it was an interesting "adult" recipe for cupcakes.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 30 mini cu ...

• 30 mini cupcake liners
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup instant chai tea mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄3; cup milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

Frosting

• ¾ cup softened cream cheese , from the tub
• ¼ cup instant chai tea mix
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• cocoa or powdered sugar , to garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line mini muffin pans with liners.
3. Combine flour, chai mix, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and cream together (approx 3 minutes).
5. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
6. Add vanilla.
7. On low speed, alternate adding flour and milk into the creamed butter mixture and beat.
8. Fill cupcake cups with batter 3/4 full.
9. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until done.
10. Let cakes cool completely.
11. Combine all the ingredients and mix until smooth.
12. Refridgerate until cakes have cooled.
13. Frost cakes.
14. Sprinkle cocoa powder or powdered sugar on top frosting as a garnish.
15. *TIP--To make it easier to fill mini cupcakes holders, place batter in a large plastic ziplock bag, snip off a bit on the corner.

Reviews

[Jess4Freedom]

These are pretty good cupcakes. The tip about filling the mini liners worked like a charm. We too thought the cocoa was a bit too much, but I really like the idea. We made a buttercream frosting instead of the cream cheese. I also like the idea of making them into a vanilla chai flavor. Made and Reviewed for Comfort Cafe - Tea for Two - Thanks! :)

[Chef #913362]

My friends now request me to make these for gatherings. They always turn out good, and look so pretty. We are trying to devise a plan to make vanilla chai cupcakes by replacing the cocoa with something else. These have definitely become a go-to recipe.

[invictus]

We must have found this recipe in the same magazine! I clipped this years ago and finally decided to make it tonight. It turned out great so I came here to post it and now I don't have to! I don't have mini muffin tins so I made 1 dozen regular sized muffins.