Chai Cupcakes. The spices in the cupcakes are the same spices used to make Chai Tea. Tea is not one of the ingredients although maybe you could substitute some of the liquid with Chai Tea. I love the combination of the cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves.

With the mixer on low speed, slowly add in the sugar. Add in the ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and allspice. I am a sucker for chai and these hit the spot. You can cook Chai Cupcakes using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chai Cupcakes

You need 1 box of Devils food cake mix.
It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
You need 2 tsp of chai spice mix (see my other recipe).
It's 1 of buttercream frosting:.
Prepare 2 of egg whites.
You need 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
It's 1 1/2 sticks of butter (12 oz) room temp.
It's 6 tbsp of honey.
It's 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.

Turned out just like a cupcake should. I topped it with chai buttermilk frosting also found on this site. Chai is the Hindi word for a tea made with milk and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and pepper. Instant chai tea mix comes in a variety of flavors.

Chai Cupcakes step by step

Set oven to 350.
Prepare according to cake mix directions add vanilla and chai spice..
Pour batter into lined cupcake tins..
Bake according to cake mix directions..
Prepare buttercream by mixing all ingredients together until smooth..
Frost cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with chai spice..

On low, mix in the vanilla and the rest of the chai spice mix. Carefully beat in the powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time. These flavorful chai latte cupcakes with buttercream frosting smell just as good as they taste! Chai tea can be replaced with Earl Grey tea to make London fog cupcakes. Frost cooled cupcakes with Butter Frosting and sprinkle with additional chai spice blend.