Earl Grey & Orange Tea Cupcakes

Super moist, infused with earl grey tea and orange flavours these mildly sweet tea cupcakes are definitely a delight of every heart....

I love experimenting with my earl grey tea, I've earlier shared Earl grey & mint cake and Earl grey & rose iced tea. Here's another one from my favourite tea.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup All purpose flour/Maida
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 3/4 cup Sugar ( as per taste)
• 1/2 cup Oil/ Butter
• 3 Tea bags Earl grey tea
• 1 tsp orange essence
• 2 tbsp freshly grated orange rind 
• 1/2 cup Milk, at room temperature
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1/2 cup water

Yields: 20-25 small cupcakes
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking/Baking time:10-12 minutes

Method:

• Preheat oven at 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
• Line Cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
• Combine vinegar with  milk, let this mixture stand undisturbed for 5-10 minutes, milk will start to curdle.This can be used as a buttermilk sustitute. Keep aside.
• Boil 1 tbsp orange rind in water and reduce the water to half.
• Add 2 tea bags in the orange rind flavoured water and let it brew for 15 mins. Discard tea bags and strain the water.
  
• In a bowl cream together butter and sugar.
• In a separate bowl sift flour, baking soda and baking powder .
  
• Fold this sifted flour into creamed butter and sugar gently.
  
• Add brewed tea and orange rind concentrate, orange essence, buttermilk and mix well, do not overbeat.
  

• Empty 1 tea bag of earl grey tea and 1 tbsp orange rind into the batter.
• Pour the batter into paper/ silicone cupcake liners.
• Bake for 10-12 min at 180 degree C in a preheated oven. 
• Transfer Cupcake tin to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely.