Green-Tea Cupcakes

Name: Green-Tea Cupcakes
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 59 milliliters butter; 355 milliliters cake flour; 3 egg whites; 2 Tbsps green tea powder (matcha); 118 milliliters granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®); 118 milliliters nonfat milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 59 milliliters vegetable oil butter spread (such as Smart Balance®); 118 milliliters white sugar

Green-Tea Cupcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 202 calories, 4g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of vanillan extract, nonfat milk, tea powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Homemade Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino, Green Tea Cupcakes Topped with Green Tea Buttercream Frosting, and Thai Iced Tea.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Beat the butter, vegetable oil butter spread, sweetener, and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

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Butter

Vegetable Oil

Sweetener

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the room-temperature egg whites one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts with the last egg.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Almonds

Butter

Egg

Combine cake flour, baking powder, and green tea powder in a small bowl.

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Matcha

Baking Powder

Cake Flour

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Bowl

Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Pour the batter into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

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Toothpicks