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Lady Grey Cupcakes with Orange Zest Frosting
Tea time just got a whole lot zestier.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 45 min👤 Country Living📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 20 standard muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
2
Bring 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Add tea bags and steep ⏱️ 10 minutes. Squeeze tea bags to remove excess liquid; discard tea bags. Stir in honey and 1/4 cup sugar until dissolved. Stir together 1/4 cup tea syrup and half-and-half in a bowl. Reserve remaining syrup.
3
Beat butter and remaining 1 1/4 cup sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture and half-and-half mixture alternately, starting and ending with flour mixture, just until flour is incorporated. Divide batter between prepared muffin cups.
large eggs2
4
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Use a toothpick to poke 10 holes in each cupcake and brush with remaining tea syrup. Cool completely in pans on a wire rack.
5
Make Frosting: Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Beat in orange zest, orange juice, milk, and a pinch of kosher salt until smooth. Frost cupcakes and serve.
Pinch of kosher salt
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