Family Food And Travel

Recipes, Travel, and Our Favorite Things

  • Home
  • About
    • Featured On
    • Work With Us!
    • Privacy Policy
  • Meal Delivery
    • Best Meal Delivery Services 2020
    • HelloFresh Meals Review 2020
  • The Best Keto Pills 2020
    • Keto Recipes
    • Keto Boost Review
    • Keto Burn Xtreme Review
    • Shark Tank Keto Pills
    • Keto BHB Real Review
    • Nutra Life Keto Review
    • Keto Genix Review
    • Keto Fit Review
    • Ellen DeGeneres Keto Pills
  • Weight Loss
    • Kelly Clarkson Weight Loss
    • Adele Weight Loss

Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing

18 October 2013 by Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel 13 Comments

Avatar
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel
18 October 2013 | UPDATED ON: 18 September 2016

Pumpkin Chai is one of my favourite teas.  The warm soothing nature of chai combined with a seasonal favourite, pumpkin = a heavenly Fall drink.  When I saw this recipe for Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes online using David’s Tea Pumpkin Chai I was excited to give it a try.

pumpkin chai cupcakes

The first thing I noticed is that there were some ingredients included that I wouldn’t normally expect to find in a cupcake but I knew if it incorporated my favourite tea it would have great flavour.  I don’t like my baking overly spiced so I choose to change a variety of spices (cardamon, cloves and ginger) for pumpkin pie spice.  Here is David’s Tea Pumpkin Chai recipe.

Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes

Print
Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes
Author: David’s Tea
Recipe type: Dessert
Prep time:  15 mins
Cook time:  20 mins
Total time:  35 mins

Serves: 12
 

A delicious treat for Fall or anytime you are craving something with a subtle spice.
Ingredients
  • 1¼ cup milk
  • 6 tsp David’s Tea Pumpkin Chai
  • 1¼ cup flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions
  1. Bring milk to a simmer in a small pot then remove from heat and add Pumpkin Chai tea.
  2. Steep for 10 minutes.
  3. Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice.
  4. In another bowl mix sugar, canola oil and vanilla.
  5. Strain tea from milk, whisk in apple cider vinegar, then whisk mixture into the rest of the wet ingredients.
  6. Fold dry ingredients into wet ones until smooth.
  7. Pour batter into a lined cupcake pan and bake at 350 F for 15-17 minutes.
  8. Cool and top with vanilla buttercream.

WordPress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe
3.2.2124

 

The buttercream icing I used to ice these cupcakes from from the fabulous cookbook The Dollop Book of Frosting by Heather Saffer Winner of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. Loving her recipes!

Print
Buttercream Icing
Author: Heather Saffer “The Dollop Book of Frosting”
Recipe type: Dessert
Prep time:  10 mins
Total time:  10 mins

Serves: 12
 

An easy buttercream that is light, fluffy and delicious!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
  • ⅛ tsp salt

Instructions
  1. Mix butter at room temperature in a stand mixer until soft (about 3 minutes)
  2. Add vanilla and continue mixing for about 1 minute
  3. Slowly add icing sugar and continue mixing until all sugar is in the bowl
  4. Add salt and continue mixing until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes)
  5. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are fully mixed.

WordPress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe
3.2.2124

 

 

Check Out These Awesome Posts

  • Pavlova Dessert RecipePavlova Dessert Recipe
  • 5 Ingredient Christmas Bark5 Ingredient Christmas Bark
  • Chocolate Chip ShortbreadChocolate Chip Shortbread
  • Halloween BarkHalloween Bark
Avatar

About Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

View all posts by Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel →

Website Design By: Julie Galbraith Graphic Design Contact Us

Comments

  1. AvatarWendy [mapsgirl] says

    18 October 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Wow!! Those look delicious!! I love pumpkin flavoured anything!
    Wendy [mapsgirl] recently posted..29 days agoMy Profile

    Reply
  2. AvatarOlivia @ This West Coast Mommy says

    18 October 2013 at 6:28 pm

    Those look amazing! Pumpkin and chai go together like cupcakes and icing!
    Olivia @ This West Coast Mommy recently posted..Earth Tribe Baby Company Pocket Diaper ReviewMy Profile

    Reply
  3. Avatarpaula schuck says

    18 October 2013 at 7:15 pm

    I havent had any cupcakes in a long time! I just realized that and I am with Wendy- pumpkin flavoured anything smells so good it’s impossible not to eat!!
    paula schuck recently posted..Five Reasons Your Blogger Outreach Program Is a FailMy Profile

    Reply
  4. AvatarMegan - The Emotional Baker says

    18 October 2013 at 7:23 pm

    I’ve never had pumpkin chai, but it sounds amazing. I bet it’s even better baked in cupcakes!

    Reply
  5. AvatarJudy C (Cowan) says

    18 October 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Love anything with pumpkin this time of year. This sounds like a great recipe, will have to give it a try.

    Reply
  6. AvatarSusannah says

    19 October 2013 at 8:40 am

    These sound so delicious. I love both pumpkin and chai. I’ll have to make a batch. Thanks for sharing!
    Susannah recently posted..Creamy Pina Colada Guacamole Recipe – YOPA! Greek Yogurt GiveawayMy Profile

    Reply
  7. AvatarChristine says

    19 October 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Oh, good lord! You’ve done it again! Every time I read your posts, I get hungry. :) Going to have to make these! I’m feeling really festive!
    Christine recently posted..Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Banana Jaffles + a GIVEAWAY! #GayLeaFoodsMy Profile

    Reply
  8. AvatarJenna Em says

    19 October 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Your pumpkin chai cupcakes are SO original and sound delicious! I bet they would taste great witch chopped walnuts and chocolate chips too!
    Jenna Em recently posted..Superhero Crafts with the Kids & Saturday Morning Cartoons with Vortexx!My Profile

    Reply
  9. AvatarAnne Taylor says

    19 October 2013 at 7:13 pm

    These sound amazing! I’ve never had a pumpkin cupcake before but the combo of pumpkin and chai sounds delicious!

    Thanks so much for this recipe!

    Reply
  10. AvatarAshleigh Swerdfeger says

    20 October 2013 at 1:15 am

    These cupcakes sound amazing and I love buttercream icing. I would love to try these one day :)
    Ashleigh Swerdfeger recently posted..Treat Yourself Giveaway Blog Hop 2013My Profile

    Reply
  11. AvatarLadena says

    20 October 2013 at 7:33 pm

    Looks yummy! Might have to try to make these.

    Reply
  12. AvatarSF says

    26 November 2013 at 11:06 am

    Mmmm I love pumpkin and I love chai so mixed together, this sounds like a really good cupcake!

    Reply
  13. AvatarTammi L. says

    31 December 2018 at 1:13 am

    That sounds amazing! I assume that this chai mix dissolves? Like a hot chocolate? Or are you supposed to strain it? I love chai tea but I just use the bags and do it in water as I don’t like milk.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

facebook twitter pinterest RSS YouTube email

Website Design By: Julie Galbraith Graphic Design

Privacy Policy | Contact Us