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Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

chai tea latte cupcakes
Cooking Method
Cuisine
Courses
Difficulty Beginner
Time
Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Total Time: 35 mins
Servings 12
Best Season Fall
Ingredients
    For the cupcakes:
  • 240 ml dairy free milk
  • 4 black teabags
  • 60 ml vegetable oil
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 120 ml dairy free yoghurt
  • 175 g gluten free self-raising four
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • For the frosting:
  • 125 g dairy free butter
  • 250 g icing sugar
  • For the decorations:
  • little cinnamon for dusting the top
  • 12 cinnamon sticks for decorations
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 oC
  2. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases
  3. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it reaches boiling
  4. Remove from the heat and add the teabags
  5. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes
  6. Remove the teabags and discard
  7. Measure the milk again and top back up to 240ml if it is less
  8. In a large bowl beat together the oil, yoghurt, sugar, vanilla and the tea infused milk
  9. Stir in the flour, xanthan gum, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves
  10. Pour into the paper cases filling to about 3/4 full
  11. Bake for 25 minutes
  12. Allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack
  13. To make the frosting beat the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy
  14. Pipe onto the top of the cupcakes
  15. Dust with some cinnamon and push a cinnamon stick into each of the muffins
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