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Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Butterceram Recipe
by Homemade & Yummy

Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Butterceram

Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream will delight your taste buds. Spicy, sweet and oh so addictive. Perfect for dessert.

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 1 vote
Prep time: Canada Canadian
Cook time: Servings: 15

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

  1. To make the Cupcakes:Preheat oven to 350ยบ F and and line muffin tin with liners
  2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together onto a piece of parchment paper
  3. In a bowl cream butter and sugar
  4. Beat in egg yolks
  5. Add melted chocolate, vanilla and mix well
  6. 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)
  7. In a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff
  8. Fold into the batter
  9. Fill muffin cups just over 1/2 way (this batter rises similar to an angel food cake)
  10. Bake for 20-23 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean
  11. Remove from oven, let cool slightly, then remove from muffin tin and place on cooling
  12. To make the Buttercream:In a bowl cream the butter and salt until smooth and light
  13. Add the icing sugar a cup at a time until well blended
  14. Add the cream a tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired buttercream consistency
  15. Add the cinnamon and combine well into the buttercream
  16. To Decorate:Place buttercream into a piping bag, using a decorating tip of your choice
  17. Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes
  18. Sprinkle with decorating sugar (if desired)
  19. ENJOY!!