Vanilla Chai Cupcakes
All of the goodness of chai in a DELICIOUS (and easy!) cupcake! You will love this Vanilla Chai Cupcakes recipe!
Foto: Gimme Some Oven — Ali
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp . vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
- 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
- 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
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 tsp . vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- remainder of the chai spice mix
- 1 Tbsp . cold milk, if needed to thin out the buttercream
Steps
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
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In a small bowl or plastic bag, combine the chai spice mix ingredients. Set aside.
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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.
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Spoon into prepared cupcake tins until 3/4 full and bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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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. Then pipe onto cooled cupcakes with your favorite frosting tip. (I used a 1M Wilton tip.)
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (11% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 cup | - | - | |
| sugar | 1 cup | - | - |
| . vanilla extract | 2 tsp | - | - |
| eggs | 2 | - | - |
| . chai spice mix | 2 tsp | - | - |
| all-purpose flour | 0.25 cups | - | - |
| buttermilk | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| . baking soda | 0.5 tsp | $0.50/100g | $0.01 |
| . apple cider vinegar | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| . ground cardamom | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| . ground cinnamon | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| . ground ginger | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| . ground cloves | 0.25 tsp | - | - |
| . ground nutmeg | 0.25 tsp | - | - |
| 1 cup | - | - | |
| . vanilla extract | 1 tsp | - | - |
| powdered sugar | 2 cups | $0.50/100g | $1.00 |
| remainder of the chai spice mix | - | - | - |
| . cold milk | 1 tbsp | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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