Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs (room temperature and whites/yolks

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Chai flavoured baking spice
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 Decorating sugar
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 oz White chocolate

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 3 tbsp Cream
  • 1/2 Greek vanilla flavoured yogurt

Found on homemadeandyummy.com

Description

Ingredients

• For the Cupcakes: ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature and whites/yolks separated)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 ounces of white chocolate (melted)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ cup greek vanilla flavoured yogurt
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. chai flavoured baking spice
• For the Buttercream: 4 cups icing sugar (sifted)
• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3-4 tbsp. cream
• Decorating sugar (optional)

Directions

• To make the Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350º F and and line muffin tin with liners
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together onto a piece of parchment paper
• In a bowl cream butter and sugar
• Beat in egg yolks
• Add melted chocolate, vanilla, and chai spice and mix well
• To this butter mixture add the yogurt and flour alternately (1/3 of the flour, ½ of the yogurt, ½ of the remaining flour, the rest of the yogurt, followed by the rest of the flour)
• In a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff
• Fold into the batter
• Fill muffin cups just over ½ way (this batter rises similar to an angel food cake)
• Bake for 20-23 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean
• Remove from oven, let cool slightly, then remove from muffin tin and place on cooling rack
• To make the Buttercream: In a bowl cream the butter and salt until smooth and light
• Add the icing sugar a cup at a time until well blended
• Add the cream a tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired buttercream consistency
• Add the cinnamon and combine well into the buttercream
• To Decorate: Place buttercream into a piping bag, using a decorating tip of your choice
• Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes
• Sprinkle with decorating sugar (if desired)
• ENJOY!!