Green Tea Heart Cupcakes

Light, fluffy & cute!

Posted by Erica L.

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I actually got the original idea from Mommy's Little Maniac's tutorial and set off to attempt my own version. It was entirely experimental--I modified a simple, plain cake mix recipe and went on from there.

The flavor is light, with a hint of green tea--more like green tea muffins. Recipe makes 10.

If you want a stronger green tea flavor, try adding 1-2 more tea bags to the mix.

It would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day! Try making a four-leaf clover stencil instead of a heart.

Edit: Some of the stuff I put in the tutorial didn't show up (additional pictures, some ingredient details) for some weird reason. The pictures are fixed, but for the "milk" ingredient, it should be 1 tbsp (it won't fix it for some reason). Sorry for the confusion!

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • 1 stick or 8tbsp Butter
  • 1 Superfine Sugar
  • 2 Egg(s)
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 1 /4 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 1/4 cup Self-Raising Flour
  • 2 bags of Green Tea
  • Green Food Coloring
  • Powdered Sugar

Steps (8 steps, 50 minutes)

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. 2

    Soften butter. It's easier to melt in the microwave in short increments, just don't make it too hot!

  3. 3

    Measure and whisk in the following one at a time: sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, flour.

  4. 4

    Cut open tea bags and add to mix. Add 1-2 more bags or green tea powder if you'd like a stronger tea flavor.

    Optional: add green food coloring until the batter reaches desired shade.

  5. 5

    Spoon batter about 3/4 into cupcake liners in a muffin baking tray. Bake at 400 degrees for about 16-18 minutes. They should be puffy on top. Let cool before decorating.

  6. 6

    Cut out a tiny heart shape from a piece of paper (or any shape, if you prefer) and set on top of a cupcake.

  7. 7

    Spoon some powdered sugar into a sifter and lightly tap to sprinkle the sugar over the stencil. Carefully remove heart stencil shake off any excess sugar. Use this method to decorate the remaining cupcakes.

  8. 8

    Enjoy! :)