Matcha green tea cupcakes - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
12 -
Cook
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Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 175 g Butter (unsalted)
- 175 g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 175 g Self-raising white flour
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Matcha tea powder
- 3 Egg(s) (free range) large
For the icing
- 350 g Icing sugar
- 175 g Butter (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Matcha tea powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
For the decoration
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4). Lightly grease 12 ovenproof teacups or ramekins.
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2
Beat the unsalted butter until smooth. Mix in the caster sugar and cream until pale and fluffy.
For this step you'll need:
- 175g Butter (unsalted)
- 175g Unrefined golden caster sugar
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3
Next, add the flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, matcha powder and eggs and mix into a smooth batter.
For this step you'll need:
- 175g Self-raising white flour
- ¼tsp Baking powder
- 1tsp Vanilla extract
- 1tsp Matcha tea powder
- 3 Egg(s) (free range) large
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4
Place the teacups on a baking tray and spoon the batter into each. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until risen and golden brown. Then remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
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5
To make the icing, beat the butter until soft and smooth and add the icing sugar a little at a time. Finally, add the water, matcha powder and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
For this step you'll need:
- 175g Butter (unsalted)
- 350g Icing sugar
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1tsp Matcha tea powder
- 1tsp Vanilla extract
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6
Pipe the icing over the top of the cooled cupcakes and to finish, add a handmade sugar-paste flower decoration to each cupcake.
For this step you'll need:
- Sugar flowers