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Chai Spiced Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 4 tbsp melted butter or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup AP flour gluten free if you prefer
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

For the Chai Spice

  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp cardamom
  • 3 tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cloves

For the frosting

  • 1/4 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar more if needed to reach desired consistency
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp milk or non dairy alternative start with 1tbsp and add enough to reach desired consistency. I use about 2

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Mix the wet ingredients together, the sugar, butter. and vanilla.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the chai spice
  • Add the flour, salt, baking soda and 3 tsp chai spice.
  • Grease 9 cupcake liners. Spoon batter evenly into liners. Bake for 20-25 minutes

Frosting

  • beat together softened butter with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Add more to reach the desired consistency. Once the cupcakes are cooled, spoon or pipe over cupcakes.
  • Store covered for 5 days
Keyword chai, cupcake, healthy
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