How to Make Green-Tea Cupcakes - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of green tea and love indulging in delicious desserts, then you're in for a treat. Green-tea cupcakes are a delightful and unique way to incorporate the earthy, slightly bitter flavor of green tea into a sweet treat. These cupcakes are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a birthday party, afternoon tea, or just to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Green-tea cupcakes are not only incredibly flavorful, but they also have a beautiful, vibrant green color that makes them visual...

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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil butter spread (such as Smart Balance®)
  • ½ cup granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 ½ cups cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons green tea powder (matcha)
  • ½ cup nonfat milk

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 cupcakes

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
  • 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. 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. Combine cake flour, baking powder, and green tea powder in a small bowl. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into prepared 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.
  • Nutrition

    168 cal.

    • Total Fat: 7g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 11mg
    • Sodium: 174mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 23g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 9g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 64mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 52mg