Description
Delightful chamomile-flavored cupcakes with a honey buttercream frosting, perfect for tea parties and cozy snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup hot water
- 2 chamomile tea bags
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream, cold
- Chamomile flowers for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a standard 12-count cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Add the tea bags to the hot water, allowing them to steep for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set this mixture aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one at a time, ensuring they are well combined. Add the vanilla extract.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and steeped tea to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the flour, mixing until just combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner about halfway with batter. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool on a cooling rack while preparing the frosting.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and honey together until smooth and creamy, about 2-3 minutes on medium speed.
- Gradually add in the powdered sugar and cold heavy cream, beating on high speed for another 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Use a piping bag to pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes and garnish with chamomile flowers. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and do not overmix the batter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: cupcakes, chamomile, dessert, tea party, baking