Chai Coconut Banana Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 chai tea teabags
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 ripe bananas
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 2/3 chopped coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a small saucepan combine 1 cup milk and 3 chai tea bags. let sit over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
• 3 cream 2 sticks butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs and continue to beat 3-4 minutes on medium speed. mix in mashed bananas.
• 4 add sifted cake flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon and mix until blended. stir in vanilla and 2/3 cup chai infused milk. pour cupcake batter into cupcake pans. bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
• 5 to prepare frosting, cream 1 stick butter. add 5 cups powered sugar (1 cup at a time). slowly add in 1/3-1/2 cup chai milk. beat until smooth. stir in chopped coconut.
• 6 allow cupcakes to fully cool before topping with frosting.
• 7 makes 24 cupcakes.