Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Butterceram Recipe
Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream will delight your taste buds. Spicy, sweet and oh so addictive. Perfect for dessert.
Ingredients
- For the Cupcakes: 1/2 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
- 1/2 greek vanilla flavoured yogurt
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. chai flavoured baking spice
- For the Buttercream: 4 cups icing sugar (sifted)
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 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 mix well
- To this butter mixture add the yogurt and flour alternately (1/3 of the flour, 1/2 of the yogurt, 1/2 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 1/2 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
- 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!!
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 51g | |
| Recipe makes 15 servings | |
| Calories 227 | |
| Calories from Fat 130 | 57% |
| Total Fat 14.83g | 19% |
| Saturated Fat 9.12g | 36% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium 299mg | 12% |
| Potassium 37mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 22.29g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugars 15.67g | 10% |
| Protein 2.05g | 3% |
