Eager to use my homemade lavender extract, I baked up a whole bunch of different kinds of Earl Grey cupcakes to pair with a lavender buttercream frosting. I purchased a ton of loose Earl Grey tea from and went to town!
These cupcakes were supremely easy to make. Of the two kinds of Earl Grey cupcakes that I baked, these were the winners in my book – the perfect texture and hint of Earl Grey. I baked the cupcakes for 20 minutes (the original recipe is for a cake). I liked this recipe because it required a grinding up of the Earl Grey, which meant I didn’t need to have it in bags.
The lavender frosting is simply buttercream frosting with two tablespoons of homemade lavender extract. I might go with just one tablespoon next time – the flavor of the frosting was extraordinarily floral, which I liked, but others didn’t!
So so pretty. Love your teacup cup!
Aw very pretty — wish I liked the flavor of lavender but I do love my earl grey!
That sounds so incredibly unique- I’ve never heard of using tea in muffins, let alone topping them with lavender frosting! Sounds intriguing!
What a beautiful picture and excellent idea to use my favorite tea!
These are some seriously cool cupcakes! I love the lavender/Earl Grey combination. Plus the icing itself looks so pretty. Yum!
Sweet Lydia and Yovani B. both suggested that I check out your blog and I am glad I did – you have some great recipes, I hope to try some soon.
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I cannot wait to try these! How many teaspoons of the loose earl grey did you use for the cake?