Green Tea Cupcake Recipes WITHOUT MATCHA?

Question by B. Waldorf: Green Tea Cupcake Recipes WITHOUT MATCHA? Hi, I am looking for a recipe to make green tea cupcakes, without the Matcha powder.

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Answer by Eat Green tea
Edible Organic Green Tea Cupcake w/Lemon Frosting Ease of Preparation: AveragePreparation Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutesYield: 24 regular cupcakes or 48 minis Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups cake flour ½ tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups agave syrup (or 2 cups sugar) 1 Tbsp. Edible Organic Green Tea Leaves ¾ cup low fat milk if using sugar please use 1 cup milk 4 large eggs (room temperature) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 sticks “I can’t believe it’s not butter” or (2 sticks unsalted butter) Frosting Ingredients: 1 ½ cups sugar ¼ tsp. cream of tartar 1/8 tsp. salt 1/3 cup water 2 egg whites 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract 1 zest of lemon grated 1 tsp lemon juice Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers inside muffin cans. Sieve together both flour and baking powder, add edible organic green tea leaves whisk together, set aside. In a mixing bowl cream butter on medium speed until smooth, then add agave syrup gradually keeping beating until about 3 minutes (if using syrup add gradually beat until light and fluffy). Add eggs one at a time alternating with milk and vanilla and flour mixture. After each addition beat until ingredients are incorporated each time do not overbeat. Scrape sides with a rubber spatula and mix once more. Using an ice-cream scooper evenly distribute the batter between the lined muffin pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes on regular cupcakes or 12 to 15 minutes for mini or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 12 minutes in cupcake tins remove and cool completely on wire rack. Frost with lemon icing. Make the frosting:- Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, and egg whites in a stainless steel bowl and beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place bowl over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla and lemon juice then fold in grated lemon zest. Ice cupcakes and enjoy. We invite you to re-post this recipe on your own web site with the following hyper-linked attribution “Republished with permission from EatGreenTea.com, the original edible green tea.”

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