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Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream - A tea lovers delight! These unique, light and flavourful cupcake are made with earl grey tea leaves and topped with a beautiful lemon buttercream. This is a delectable dessert for springtime celebrations such as Mother's Day, bridal showers, birthdays or afternoon tea.
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Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

A tea lovers delight! These unique, light and flavourful cupcake are made with earl grey tea leaves and topped with a beautiful lemon buttercream. This is a delectable dessert for springtime celebrations such as Mother's Day, bridal showers, birthdays or afternoon tea.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 tea bags earl grey tea (about 3 tbsp loose leaf tea)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg

For the buttercream icing:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest

Instructions

For the cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a muffin tray with cupcake or muffin liners and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut open tea bags and stir tea leaves into dry ingredient mixture.
  • In another bowl beat together the milk, oil, vanilla and egg. Pour into bowl with dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.
  • Divide cupcake batter evenly into the cupcake liners. Please note that the batter is fairly runny. Bake for 20 minutes or until tops are slightly golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before icing.

For the buttecream icing:

  • In a mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in lemon juice and lemon zest until completely smooth.
  • Once cupcakes have cooled completely, transfer icing into a piping bag. Pipe icing onto cupcakes, and decorate with sprinkles if desired. Serve and enjoy!