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Spiced Chai Cupcakes

Spiced Chai Cupcakes

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If you’re a fan of warm, cozy spices and decadent treats, you’re going to love these Spiced Chai Cupcakes. With a soft, tender cake infused with chai tea flavors like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves, these cupcakes are the ultimate treat!

Ingredients

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Chai Mix

  • 5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 3 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons allspice

Vanilla Chai Cupcakes

  • 1 chai tea bag
  • 1⁄2 cup milk
  • 1 3⁄4 cup cake flour
  • 4 teaspoons chai spice mix
  • 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1⁄2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1⁄2 cup plain greek yogurt

Chai Spiced Caramel Sauce

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon medium squeeze bottle

Chai Spiced Frosting

  • 1 1⁄2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chai spice mix
  • 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large piping bag with star tip

Chai Spiced Sugar

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoon chai spice mix
 

Instructions

For the Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

  2. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners

  3. Using a small pot, bring the milk to a simmer

  4. Place the tea bag into a bowl and pour the hot milk over the tea bag.

  5. Let it steep for about 40 minutes

  6. Using a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, 4 tsp chai spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside

  7. Using a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, egg whites, greek yogurt, and vanilla until combined and smooth

  8. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined

  9. Gradually beat in the cooled milk, until combined and smooth

  10. Fill the cupcake liners 3⁄4 way full and bake in the oven for 22 minutes

  11. Allow to cool completely

Prepaing the Chai Spiced Frosting

  1. Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients together until the frosting is creamy, smooth but stiff and holds peaks

  2. Scoop 1 1⁄2 C into the piping bag and set aside

Preparing the Chai Spiced Sugar

  1. Using a small bowl, combine ingredients until mixed

Preparing the Chai Spiced Caramel Sauce

  1. Using a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and butter over medium heat

  2. Gradually stir in the heavy whipping cream until combined

  3. Whisk in the salt and spices until combined

  4. Remove from the heat and pour into a squeeze bottle

  5. Building the cupcake

  6. Take a small ice cream scoop and scoop frosting onto the top up the cupcake and smooth into a thick mound

  7. Coat with the chai sugar mixture

  8. Take the piping bag and pipe a dollop of frosting in the center

  9. Drizzle the chai caramel sauce over the top of the cupcake and sprinkle some cinnamon on top

  10. Top with a cinnamon stick

Find it online: https://passmeaspoon.com/spiced-chai-cupcakes/