Chai Tea Frosted Cupcakes

Yay my first post! I thought I would start off with my most recent creation that I have told my entire extended family and even they are sick about hearing it by now. It was my exuasted topic at the thanksgiving table... Anyway this will be your first time hearing it so it hopefully won't be boring for you!

                                       Here is my new favorite cupcake with my new favorite frosting!


It's like someone wrapped up my favorite kind of cozy sunday afternoon into a cupcake... sighh...

I also didnt want to leave it with just plain frosting (which was a tiinnny bit melty but still delicious) ,so i sprinkled it with cinnamon so the frosting wouldn't be lonely.

                                                                  This cupcake IS my life.

Seriously.

So my idea with this recipe was to make a cupcake (my favorite dessert EVER, because they're just I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E) incorperating the great taste of my favorite tea; chai. I also had to keep in mind that I couldn't make much of a mess and that I didn't want to do dishes. (For me that is the worst part of baking and so I truly love this recipe). So I was looking up cupcakes with a small yield and I come across the most darling recipe by "Baker Girl" for exactly 2 vanilla cupcakes. I used that recipe for the cake and I used a vanilla frosting recipe for 2 and added in the spices in chai tea. Turns out this is like THE EASIEST CUPCAKE EVER '-'!!! Did I mention I'm in love with it?

                                                They are just so darling because there are only 2!
I hope you're a fan of chai tea like me and you can use this recipe as often as I do. It's a kind of dangerous recipe for me because every time I make chai tea I feel as if I just HAVE to bake these cupcakes to go along with it. Hopefully you don't drink as much chai tea as I do.

I'm also going to put in a variation of the frosting recipe in case (for what ever supernatural reason) you didn't like the chai frosting, for a chocolate frosting which will also go well with the vanilla cupcakes.

                                                                              Hope you like it!

Recipe
Cupcakes
1 egg white
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup flour
1/4 heaping teaspoon (don't scrape the top) baking teaspoon
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Oven preheated at 350 degrees F (because I don't know how to make the degree sign ;p)

You only need: ONE medium sized bowl, a whisk, measuring spoons, 1/4 cup, a bowl scraper, (NO ELECTRIC MIXER!!!!)

In the bowl, add egg white and sugar, whisk together. Add in vanilla and melted butter and continue to whisk. Add in flour, baking powder, and salt and continue to whisk until everything is combined. Whisk in milk. Pour batter evenly between 2 cupcake liners.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean out of the cupcake. Let cool on a rack and frost with one of the recipes for frosting below.

Frosting
1 tablespoon melted butter
3 1/2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon half and half or milk
Dash of salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon cardamon
a little less than 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

You only need: ONE small bowl, a whisk, and measuring spoons. (once again, NO ELECTRIC MIXER!= joy '-')

Add all ingredients to melted butter in a small bowl and whisk, adding confectioners sugar slowly and whisking as you go. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set. Take out and whisk again. Pipe or spread onto cupcake. Eat with a cozy mug of chai tea!

If you don't like the chai frosting, you can use all the same ingredients in the first frosting with no spices and these changes:

Add

1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons cocoa powder

Only add

3 tablespoons confectioners sugar

Enjoy your cozy little cupcakes!