Chai latte Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• pinch of ground black pepper
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• â…” cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs

Spiced cream cheese frosting

• 3 cups of powdered sugar
• 8oz cream cheese
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• â…› tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground allspice
• ¼tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 325 F and line a 12- cup cupcake pan with liners. Whisk flour, spices, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Then in a separate container stir together milk and vanilla.
• Cream butter and sugar in a mixer until it’s light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time until mixed. Add ½ of the flour mixture, until incorporated. Then add the milk mixture until mixed. Add remaining flour mixture until smooth. Do not over-mix. Divide the batter into the cupcake pan.
• Bake for about 18 mins or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
• Frost with spiced cream cheese frosting and top with crushed chocolate honeycomb candy.
• For the frosting- Cream together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. slowly add sugar one cup at a time. Add spices and mix well.
• Enjoy with a tall glass of milk!