Recipes
Brooke Bond Red Label Chai Cupcakes Recipe
Bite into these yummy cupcakes with a lovely chai spiced frosting and of course, chai in the actual muffin and enjoy it at tea time! Perfect for those chilly evenings we’re heading towards!
Prep Time | 40 mins |
Cook Time | 20 mins |
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Ingredients
Spice Mix
- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ground all spice
Cupcake
- 1 teabag
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3 1/2 tsp spice mix
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp spice mix
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch Salt
Ingredients
Spice Mix
Cupcake
Frosting
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Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the spice mix in the bowl.
- Mix them together and set it aside for later use.
- Boil the milk and add the tea bag.
- Keep aside to steep for half an hour.
- Discard tea bag and let the tea-steeped milk cool down completely.
- Now preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line the cupcake moulds with liners.
- Now make the cupcake batter by mixing flour, 3 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mix, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate bowl whisk butter and sugar till you get a smooth mixture.
- Beat in the egg whites, sour cream and vanilla extract till well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and once again whisk till combined.
- At the end add while whisking, the tea infused milk and mix it in.
- Fill 3/4th of the moulds with the batter and bake for 20 minutes or till done.
- Meanwhile make the frosting by beating the butter till you get a creamy consistency.
- Add sugar, cream, vanilla extract, salt and rest of the spice mix and whisk till combined.
- Once the cupcakes are baked and completely cooled, frost them and enjoy!