Easy Vanilla Green Tea Cupcakes From A Box
Total Steps
16
Ingredients
9
Tools Needed
1
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Homemade & YummyIngredients
- 1 box store bought cake mix
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons matcha green tea powder
- 1 cups softened butter
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 cups sifted icing sugar
- 1/8 teaspoons mint flavouring
- milk
- green gel colouring
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven according to box directions. Line a muffin tin with liners.
Step 2
TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES:
Step 3
Mix cake mix according to package directions.
Step 4
Add the vanilla and mix.
Step 5
Add the matcha green tea and mix well.
Step 6
Fill muffin liners 2/3 full with batter.
Step 7
Bake according to package directions. Test with cake tester. When done, remove from oven. Let cool for a few minutes, then transfer cupcakes to cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
Step 8
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM:
Step 9
Using a stand mixed, cream the butter and salt until fluffy.
Step 10
Start adding the sifted icing sugar, about 1 cup at a time. Blend well each time.
Step 11
Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency of frosting.
Step 12
If you are going to make different coloured icing, divide buttercream into bowls. For this recipe I just removed some of the buttercream into a bowl, since I was using both white and green for the colours.
Step 13
Tint the buttercream to the desired colour.
Step 14
Place your desired tips onto piping bags, and fill the bags with buttercream.
Step 15
Pipe frosting.
Step 16
ENJOY