Description
These Chamomile Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream are delicate, floral, and lightly sweetened. Infused with chamomile tea and topped with a smooth honey-flavored buttercream, they make an elegant dessert perfect for afternoon tea, brunch, or special occasions.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tsp dried chamomile flowers or 2 chamomile tea bags (steeped in 1/2 cup warm milk)
- For Honey Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp honey
- 1–2 tsp milk or cream (as needed)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Prepare chamomile milk: Steep chamomile flowers or tea bags in warm milk for 5–10 minutes. Strain if needed.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- Combine: Alternately add dry ingredients and chamomile milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Fold gently until just combined.
- Fill and bake: Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners. Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
- Prepare Honey Buttercream: Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, honey, milk, and salt until smooth and pipeable.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with honey buttercream and optionally garnish with chamomile flowers or a drizzle of honey.
Notes
For best flavor, use high-quality honey. Be gentle when folding chamomile milk into the batter to keep cupcakes light and airy. Frost only after cupcakes are completely cool to prevent melting the buttercream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: chamomile cupcakes, honey buttercream, floral cupcakes, tea time dessert, light cupcakes