Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes
I can’t tell you how excited I am to share these matcha green tea cupcakes. Refreshingly different from your traditional cupcake, they’re absolutely the best brunch treat ever!
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Servings: 18
Calories: 279kcal
Ingredients
- For Cupcake Base:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon matcha
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup milk
- For Frosting:
- ½ cup butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 TBSP milk plus 1 TSP
- 1 teaspoon matcha
- Topping:
- sprinkle matcha
Instructions
For Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350° and place paper baking cups into 24 regular-sized muffin cups.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, matcha, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream sugar, butter, and egg.
- Next, alternate blending in dry mixture and milk.
- Fill each muffin cup up about 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool thoroughly before frosting.
For Frosting:
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and matcha until well blended.
Topping:
- Lightly sprinkle matcha on top of each cupcake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 164mg | Sugar: 31g
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