Description
Warm up your home with the scent and taste of these Dirty Chai Cupcakes. Topped with a delicious chai buttercream frosting. The perfect fall cupcake.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 – 3/4 cup Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. cloves
- 1/4 tsp. all-spice
- 1 tsp. espresso powder
- 1 stick Earth Balance Butter ( room temp. )
- 1 cup bakers sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 eggs ( room temp )
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cashew milk
Chai Buttercream
- 3 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 stick unsalted Earth Balance ( room temp – not melted )
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom
- 1/4 tsp.ginger
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. cloves
- 1/4 tsp. all-spice
- 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. unsweetened cashew milk
Topping
- cinnamon and sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, all-spice, and espresso powder. Mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl blend butter, vanilla, and sugars.
- Add in eggs and blend again.
- Stir in cashew milk.
- Add flour to wet ingredients and blend until thoroughly combined ( don’t over blend ).
- Scoop batter into cupcake liners using a large cookie scoop.
- Bake in the oven for 16 to 17 minutes.
- Let cool before frosting.
Chai Buttercream
- In a large bowl beat the butter until smooth.
- Add in spices, salt, vanilla extract, unsweetened cashew milk, and blend again.
- Add in sifted powdered sugar 1 cup at a time blending after each increment.
- Scoop batter into a piping bag and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Top with cinnamon and sugar for a fun touch!
Notes
For the butter I used two different kinds but the same brand. For the cupcakes I used Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks, and for the frosting I used Earth Balance Buttery Sticks Unsalted.
If you need to, you can use the Vegan Buttery Sticks for both the cupcakes and frosting. The frosting might just be a little extra salty. Make sure to not add the salt if you use the vegan buttery sticks for the frosting.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 16 - 17 minutes
- Category: american
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: dessert
Keywords: dirty chai cupcakes, chai buttercream