Best Chai Tea Cupcakes Recipes

CHAI TEA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 12 muffin cups with paper or foil liners., In a small saucepan, bring milk to a simmer (do not boil); remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 10 minutes. Discard tea bags; cool tea completely., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, spices and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with steeped milk, beating well., Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-18 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat butter and vanilla until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over cupcakes. If desired, sprinkle with nutmeg.

CHAI TEA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with liners.
• Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until steaming, about 2 minutes. Add chai tea bags and steep for 10 minutes.
• Combine chai mixture, cake mix, eggs, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a large bowl and beat using an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Pour in vanilla extract. Whip on high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle tops evenly with cinnamon.

CHAI TEA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line mini muffin pans with liners.
• Combine flour, chai mix, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and cream together (approx 3 minutes).
• Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
• Add vanilla.
• On low speed, alternate adding flour and milk into the creamed butter mixture and beat.
• Fill cupcake cups with batter 3/4 full.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until done.
• Let cakes cool completely.
• Combine all the ingredients and mix until smooth.
• Refridgerate until cakes have cooled.
• Frost cakes.
• Sprinkle cocoa powder or powdered sugar on top frosting as a garnish.
• *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.