Chai Tea Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 30 mini cupcake liners
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup instant chai tea mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup softened cream cheese, from the tub
• 1/4 cup instant chai tea mix
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• cocoa or powdered sugar, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line mini muffin pans with liners.
• 3 combine flour, chai mix, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and cream together (approx 3 minutes).
• 5 add eggs one at a time and beat well.
• 6 add vanilla.
• 7 on low speed, alternate adding flour and milk into the creamed butter mixture and beat.
• 8 fill cupcake cups with batter 3/4 full.
• 9 bake for approximately 15 minutes or until done.
• 10 let cakes cool completely.
• 11 combine all the ingredients and mix until smooth.
• 12 refridgerate until cakes have cooled.
• 13 frost cakes.
• 14 sprinkle cocoa powder or powdered sugar on top frosting as a garnish.
• 15 *tip--to make it easier to fill mini cupcakes holders, place batter in a large plastic ziplock bag, snip off a bit on the corner.