Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream will tickle your taste buds. Spicy, sweet, with a hint of white chocolate. The perfect way to end a meal, or to enjoy with an afternoon latte.
Fall inspired flavours have got to be the most delicious of all. Sweet, savoury, warm, earthy, spicy, the list goes on and on. Apples, pumpkins, pomegranates, so much to choose from. Where do you even start to enjoy the flavours of the season? Cinnamon coffee cake for breakfast sounds like a plan to me!
Let’s start with Fall Cupcakes!
Maple, pumpkin, apple, almond, cinnamon and spice. Do you have a favourite fall flavour? This collection of cupcakes is sure to get your taste buds craving these delicious treats.
Apple crisp, pumpkin pie, candied nuts, and gingerbread. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice and brown sugar.
Savoury and sweet combined together.
Chai is such a great flavour. Spicy, sweet, warm, comforting, all the things that fall represents. You know the perfect fall day. Sunny, with a bit of crispness in the air. You have your favourite sweater bundled up around you.
Although you can have chai all year long (and I do), fall seems to be the perfect time for these Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream.
Something about fall makes it my favourite season of all. While writing this post today, the weather is beautiful. Wonderfully warm and sunny. Walking to get the mail without a coat this time of year is usually unheard of.
Cinnamon, spice, white chocolate and cupcakes.
Combining all the wonderful flavours into a dessert is so addictively delicious. Of course having a cupcake with a great latte is a wonderful way to enjoy the beautiful afternoon sun. Taking in this incredible weather for as long as we can.
Cupcakes are great. Your own individual little piece of heaven that you don’t have to share with anyone. A tasty, mouthwatering treat all to yourself. How do you eat your cupcake? Icing first?
By now you have probably printed out some of the great recipes in this collaboration. How could you not, let’s face it they all sound awesome. Soon your kitchen will be filled with the wonderful aromas of these fall inspired cupcakes.
Enjoy these wonderful treats. We totally enjoyed creating them for you!
Loving the cinnamon flavour in the Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream, give Simply Cinnamon Coffee Cake a try. Our family favourite.
Looking for a fun cupcake idea for a child’s birthday party? These Sesame Street Cupcakes were a hit with my grandson!
Green Tea Cupcakes are a great way to celebrate Spring.
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Spicy Chai Cupcakes with Sweet Cinnamon Buttercream
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs (room temperature and whites/yolks separated)
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ounces of white chocolate (melted)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup greek vanilla flavoured yogurt
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons chai flavoured baking spice
For the Buttercream:
- 4 cups icing sugar (sifted)
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3-4 tablespoons cream
- Decorating sugar (optional)
Instructions
To make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350º F and and line muffin tin with liners.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together onto a piece of parchment paper.
- In a bowl cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in egg yolks.
- Add melted chocolate, vanilla, and chai spice and mix well.
- To this butter mixture add the yogurt and flour alternately (⅓ of the flour, ½ of the yogurt, ½ of the remaining flour, the rest of the yogurt, followed by the rest of the flour).
- In a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff.
- Fold into the batter.
- Fill muffin cups just over ½ way (this batter rises similar to an angel food cake).
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean.
- Remove from oven, let cool slightly, then remove from muffin tin and place on cooling rack.
To make the Buttercream:
- In a bowl cream the butter and salt until smooth and light.
- Add the icing sugar a cup at a time until well blended.
- Add the cream a tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired buttercream consistency.
- Add the cinnamon and combine well into the buttercream.
To Decorate:
- Place buttercream into a piping bag, using a decorating tip of your choice.
- Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with decorating sugar (if desired).
- ENJOY!!
Sarah Jane @ The Fit Cookie
I love the idea of chai flavors in a cupcake! I bet the cinnamon buttercream would taste amazing with the chai flavors. Yum!
Chef G
My husband happens to think so.
Rosemary
I can’t wait to try these Gloria, the combination sounds amazing.
Chef G
Thanks so much Rosemary…hope you give them a try.
Elizabeth
How lovely do these sound? Such a perfect flavour combination! They’re so cute too!
Chef G
Thanks so much.
Amanda
Chai is my favorite tea. Nice to see the flavor in a cupcake.
Chef G
Yes I love chai as well.
The Food Hunter
cupcakes are so fun to eat…these sound wonderful
Chef G
We happen to think they are.
Platter Talk
What a nice and unexpected combination of flavors in a cupcake. I’m going to have fun with these! Thanks.
Chef G
You are welcome…ENJOY!!
Cricket Plunkett
CHai tea is my favorite drink, i bet I would like it even more if it was a cupcake. This is great!
Chef G
HAHAH…I bet you would too.
Renz
These are a cute set of cupcakes. I’m a cinnamon gyal. Loving the chai addition too
Chef G
Thanks…they are delicious.
Ann-Marie
I love how creative cupcakes are these days! They look beautiful!
Chef G
Yea they are fun for sure.
jasmine
Theres a whole lot of yumminess right here on this page! These are all perfect for the upcoming holidays, will be pinning for later!
Chef G
It is a great collection for sure.
Erlene Amat
We love cupcakes and make them often. We’re always looking for some new ideas and I’ll have to give this one a try once I pick up some chai spice.
Chef G
I’m sure you will love them.
Emily
Yum! This combination sounds so good! This is a new one for me to try out, thank you!
Chef G
Hope you give them a try.
Veena
I think chai makes a great flavor in cakes and cupcakes. I love the twist on spicy – sure much give it at extra zing…!! Cant’ wait to try. Thanks for the recipe
Chef G
They are delicious.
Arlene Mobley
I love Chai but have never tried it in cupcakes.Your cupcakes look delicious! I can’t wait to try your recipe!
Chef G
Hope you give them a try.
Heather Lawrence
Oh those look delicious!
I love chai tea but have never thought to use it as a flavouring in cupcakes.
The kids have a few days off, these would be fun to make with them.
Chef G
Chai certainly is delicious.