Chai Coconut Banana Cupcakes

Name: Chai Coconut Banana Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
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

Submitted by canders96

"Moist banana cupcakes infused with chai tea milk and topped with coconut chai frosting"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 24 cupcakes

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

directions

Preheat oven to 350.
In a small saucepan combine 1 cup milk and 3 chai tea bags. Let sit over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
Allow cupcakes to fully cool before topping with frosting.
Makes 24 cupcakes.