Smoked Clove-Bergamot Orange Cupcakes with Earl Grey Icing
By sdubbs
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Ingredients
- Ingredients for Cupcakes
- 1 c. butter
- 2 ½ c. sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp. smoked clove-bergamot powder
- 1 tbsp. Saigon cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 c. buttermilk
- Ingredients for Icing
- 1 tsp. Earl Grey tea leaves, whole
- 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 lb. confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Details
Servings 18
Preparation
Step 1
Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Sift flour, clove-bergamot powder, cinnamon, and baking soda in a separate large bowl.
4. Alternating buttermilk and butter mixture, incorporate into flour mixture until smooth.
5. Pour into cupcake molds. Bake 30-35 minutes
Frosting
1. In a coffee grinder, grind tea leaves into a fine powder.
2. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until combined.
3. On low speed, beat in sugar, ground tea, and vanilla until smooth.
4. When cupcakes are cool, apply icing generously.
5. Gloat. That cupcake’s got a serious kick!
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