mangia mondays 30: chai cupcakes

howdy, folks!

welcome to the 30th edition of

a blog hop that lovely

lisa from shine your light

& i have been co-hosting for the past thirty weeks!

can you believe it?!

this week, i'm sharing

chai cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting

for cupcakes:

3 chai-spice tea bags

2/3 C boiling water

1 1/4 C all-purpose flour

3/4 C light brown sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 C honey

4 TBS unsalted butter, melted

1/4 C buttermilk

1 lg egg, at room temperature

1. position a rack in the middle of the oven & preheat to 350 f. line or grease a standard muffin pan.

2. in a small bowl, steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 5 minutes. discard the tea bags & let the tea cool to room temperature.

3. in a bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, & salt. in a large bowl, combine the honey, melted butter, buttermilk, & egg. add the flour mixture &, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat until just combined, about 2 minutes. add the cooled tea & beat until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

4. divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. bake 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.

5. let the cupcakes cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. transfer the cupcakes to the wire rack & let cool completely, about 1 hour.

for frosting:

12 oz cream cheese, at room temperature

6 TBS unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 C confectioners' sugar, sifted

{i used more sugar because i wanted a stiffer frosting}

1. in a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the cream cheese, butter, & vanilla together until light & fluffy, about 2 minutes. gradually beat in the sugar & mix until thoroughly combined; scraped down the sides of the bowl as needed.

i had a whole lot of fun making beautiful fondant flowers to decorate with!

i made close to 200... i have a problem!

would you guys like a basic fondant tutorial?

let me know!

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