Vanilla Chai Cupcakes

Description

Ingredients

• Cupcake Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. chai spice mix (recipe below)
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• Chai Spice Mix Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• Buttercream Ingredients:
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• remainder of the chai spice mix
• 1 Tbsp. cold milk, if needed to thin out the buttercream

Directions

1. Cupcake Directions:
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
3. In a small bowl or plastic bag, combine the chai spice mix ingredients.  Set aside.
4. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the vanilla and beat in one egg at a time. Stir in 2 teaspoons of the chai spice mix. Fold in the flour and buttermilk alternately and stir until combined, don’t over mix. Mix together the baking soda and vinegar in a separate bowl, then add it to the batter and mix until combined.
5. Spoon into prepared cupcake tins until 3/4 full and bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Buttercream Directions:
8. In a stand mixer, beat the butter until it is creamy. On low, mix in the vanilla and the rest of the chai spice mix. Carefully beat in the powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time.  If the buttercream is too thick add 1-2 tbs of cold milk until the desired consistency is reached.