Chai Latte Cupcakes

These cupcakes provide all the spiced flavor of a chai latte in an easy dessert topped with a sweet buttercream frosting.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 404 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 chai tea bags, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or as needed
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup milk
• 1.75 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

Step 2

Warm 3/4 cup milk in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly to make sure it does not burn, until piping hot but not boiling. Add chai tea bags; set aside and steep for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter together in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat eggs in 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.

Step 4

Combine flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup chai mixture until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool to room temperature before transferring to the refrigerator to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Place frosting into a piping bag, snip off tip of bag with scissors, and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

Step 7

Blend together butter and 2 cups confectioners' sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Add remaining chai mixture and gradually add remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar while continuously mixing. Blend until frosting is smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes.