Green Tea Cupcakes Topped with Green Tea Buttercream Frosting
Very tasty! Wonderful full green tea taste. They are dense and very muffin like, but tasty with the frosting.
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Ingredients:
| 2 1/2 cups | cake flour, sifted |
| 1 1/4 cup | sugar |
| 3 teaspoons | baking powder |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 cup | milk |
| 1/2 cup | vegetable oil |
| 3 tablespoons | matcha (green tea) powder |
| 2 teaspoons | almond extract |
| 2 | eggs |
| 1 1/2 stick | (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened |
| 2 1/2 cups | confectioners' sugar |
| 2 tablespoons | milk |
| 1 tablespoon | matcha (green tea) powder |
Directions:
For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with 24 cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until thoroughly blended.
Whisk together the milk and oil, and add to the dry ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add the matcha powder, almond extract and eggs and beat again for 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour the batter into the pans, filling three-quarters of the way full. Bake until cakes test done, about 15 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
For the buttercream: Place the butter in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Add one-third of the sugar and blend well. Add in the remaining sugar one-third at a time, blending well between each addition. Add in the milk and matcha powder and beat until light and fluffy.
To assemble: Add the buttercream to a large pastry bag with a grass tip and pipe in small dollops to resemble grass.
Source: foodnetwork.com
