grownup chai chocolate cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 4 chai tea bags
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). line a muffin tin with 10 paper liners.
• melt butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until smooth, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, 5 to 10 minutes.
• open tea bags and pour the chai mixture into a spice grinder; grind into a fine powder, 5 to 10 seconds.
• mix flour, sugar, and chai powder together in a large bowl; add eggs, one at a time, whisking until batter is smooth after each addition. stir in vanilla extract. pour chocolate mixture into batter, stirring until just combined. pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and the tops are glossy and slightly cracked, about 25 minutes. remove muffins immediately from tin and cool on a wire rack.