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Earl Grey Cupcakes

2024 Birthday Cupcakes! Infused with locally sourced Earl Grey these cupcakes were the absolute best birthday cupcakes I have ever had.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 1 Small sauce pan
  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer Stand mixers work better for the frosting but I have used a hand mixer before
  • 1 Cupcake pan

Ingredients
  

Cupcake batter

Frosting

  • 1 Block Cream cheese - room temperature
  • 1 stick butter - room temperature
  • 1/3 C Milk
  • 2-3 TBSP Lavender Ensure your lavender is food grade
  • 1 lb powdered sugar

Cupcake Batter

  • 2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 tbsp salted butter - room temp
  • 1 3/4 C sugar
  • 2 eggs - room temp
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 C whole milk
  • 3 tbsp Earl Grey Tea in a tea bag
  • 2 tbsp Earl Grey Tea (finely ground)

Instructions
 

Cake batter

  • Place 3 tbsp Earl Grey tea in a tea bag. Place the tea bag in the milk in the sauce pan. Warm the milk on medium low heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove the tea bag and gently squeeze out any remaining liquids in the tea bag.
  • The remaining 2 tbsp of Earl Grey tea needs to be finely ground. You can use a coffee grinder or or small blender to achieve this.
  • Line baking pan with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350
  • Sift together your dry ingredients for your cake mix, including the finely ground Earl Grey tea.
  • On low speed, mix sugar and butter together.
  • Add in the eggs one at a time, gently mixing between each egg.
  • Add in 1/3 of the dry ingredients with 1/3 of the Earl Grey milk mix at a time until it is all incorporated.
  • Place one ice cream scoop of batter into each cupcake liner then bake.

Lavender Frosting

  • In the same saucepan as before, add in the milk for the frosting and a tea bag filled with lavender. Cook the milk on medium low heat for 5-7 minutes. Remove and squeeze tea bag. Let milk cool completely, it can be placed in the fridge to speed up this process.
  • Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Once creamed, add in milk and continue mixing.
  • Add in powder sugar 1-2 cups at a time until the frosting has a consistency that stands on its own when you pull the paddle out of the mix.
  • Place frosting in piping bag with your desired frosting tip.
  • Once cupcakes are cooled, frost each cupcake.
Keyword Desserts, Party